permanence, n.All

Permanence is enjoyed by nothing but the spirit. In all the universe nothing remains permanent and unchanged but for it.

Permanence is but a word of degrees. The universe is fluid and volatile. There are no fixtures in nature.

Permanence is a man-made fantasy smiled on by time.

Permanence is at one and the same time impermanence. All things change, nothing perishes.

Permanence is to be found only in change.

Permanence is impossible — there is no mortar that time shall not loosen