"The continually progressive change to which the meaning……" — Thomas Paine

"The continually progressive change to which the meaning of words is subject, the want of a universal language which renders translation necessary, the errors to which translations are again subject, the mistakes of copyists and printers, together with the possibility of willful alteration, are themselves evidences that human language, whether in speech or print, cannot be the vehicle of the Word of God."

— Thomas Paine

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Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations. — Faith Baldwin
Neither situations nor people can be altered by the interference of an outsider. If they are to be altered, that… — Phyllis Bottome
Changes... can only be effected by alterations in the original. The only thing not prerecorded in a prerecorded universe are… — William S. Burroughs
The popularisation of scientific doctrines is producing as great an alteration in the mental state of society as the material… — James Clerk Maxwell
Those who sniff decay in every shift of sense or alteration of usage do the language no service. Too often… — Bill Bryson
Death's not a separation or alteration or parting; it's just a one-handled door. — Stevie Smith
Your ideas about right and wrong are just that-ideas. They are the thoughts which form the shape and create the… — Neale Donald Walsch
Fashion is more about taste than money - you have to understand your body and tailor clothes to your needs;… — Carmen Dell'Orefice
Now, there is always a tremendous fear of science and progressing forward into areas of the unknown and it is… — Nick Nolte
Reagan took an approach to the Cold War dramatically different from any other US President. To wit, he thought we… — Ann Coulter
Whether these characters are lovable or detestable, they're lovable or detestable in a TV way - defined by a minimal… — Jonathan Rosenbaum
Every story is flawed, every story is subject to change. Even after it is set down to print, between covers… — Michelle Richmond

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