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I think character is permanent, and issues are transient. ↗

— James Stockdale

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Owing to ignorance of the rope the rope appears to be a snake; owing to ignorance of the Self the transient state arises of the individualized, limited, phenomenal aspect of the Self. ↗

— Guru Nanak

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Look in the mirror, and don't be tempted to equate transient domination with either intrinsic superiority or prospects for extended survival. ↗

— Stephen Jay Gould

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I will be guided by the Christian ethic and an awareness that human action is by nature transient. ↗

— Horst Koehler

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God is the indwelling and not the transient cause of all things. ↗

— Baruch Spinoza

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