Quotes About Impermanence

A violent wind does not outlast the morning; a squall of rain does not outlast the day. Such is the course of Nature. And if Nature herself cannot sustain her efforts long, how much less can man!

Nothing is of a permanent nature.

Change is the nature of all objective things.

I find it incredibly amazing how at every sunset, the sky is a different shade. No cloud is ever in the same place. Each day is a new masterpiece. A new wonder. A new memory.

We must remember that nothing in this world really belongs to us. At best, we are merely borrowers.

Life is a constant process of dying.

Everything is change; and you cannot step twice into the same river.

How keen everyone is to make this world their home forgetting its impermanence It's like trying to see and name constellations in a fireworks display.

All things fade and quickly turn to myth.

The world is mere change, and this life, opinion.

I conceive of nothing, in religion, science or philosophy, that is more than the proper thing to wear, for a while.

There is no illusion in awaken mind, because everything is perceived as impermanent and transient.

Life is a flow of changes—transient and ephemeral.

Eventually everything appears to disappear from the life. That's it.

Everything in Life that Comes-Goes

life is short, before one can catch up with this, time would ring the bell-hey-day is off

You cannot step into the same river twice

Nothing lasts for long. Even moments of beauty transcend and transform.

We do not need to teach our children how to fight. We need to teach our children the miraculousness and transientness of life.

Nothing is everlasting, everything is transforming like a wave in the ocean.

A moment is not complete until you realise it is fleeting...

One had a lovely face, And two or three had charm, But charm and face were in vain. Because the mountain grass Cannot keep the form Where the mountain hare has lain.

All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.

Healing and positive life change comes from having the courage and spiritual conviction to look squarely at life's impermanence.