Quote #127705
Everything comes to pass, nothing comes to stay.
Matthew Flickstein
About This Quote
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Interpretation
The line compresses a Buddhist-inflected insight about impermanence into a memorable antithesis: events arise (“come to pass”) but do not endure (“nothing comes to stay”). Read as counsel, it invites equanimity in both pleasure and pain—good fortune should not be clung to, and suffering is not a fixed condition. The aphorism also carries an ethical implication: because circumstances are transient, wise action lies less in controlling outcomes than in cultivating a steady mind amid change. Its simplicity echoes common meditation instruction, translating a doctrinal idea into everyday language.
