Change Quotes

Once in Persia reigned a king Who upon his signet ring Graved a maxim true and wise, Which he held before the eyes Gave him counsel at a glance Fit for every change and chance. Solemn words, and these are they: “Even this shall pass away.”

We can’t become what we need to be by remaining what we are.

“Pain is hard to bear,” he cried, “But with patience, day by day, Even this shall pass away.

Can an Ethiopian change his skin, or a leopard his spots. (Jeremiah 13:23)

Man has a limited biological capacity for change. When this capacity is overwhelmed, the capacity is in future shock.

On the verge of change, things seem to get worse because we finally see our errors clearly. When we feel stuck, going nowhere – even starting to slip backward – we may actually be backing up to get a running start.

The altar cloth of one aeon is the doormat of the next.

Change your mind and you will change your life.

It is the nature of a man as he grows older- to protest against change, particularly changes for the better.

All things change except barbers, the ways of barbers, and the surroundings of barbers. These never change.