Jul 1, 2010 20:17
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Arabic term

ولكن دوام الحال من المحال

Arabic to English Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings .
ولكن دوام الحال من المحال كما تقول الحكمة الشائعة فسيأتي اليوم الذي ينتفض فيها الشعب السوري على هذه الحكومة الدكتاتورية ويقتص منها ومن افعالها الاجرامية بحقه ويسترد كامل حقوقه المسلوبة وحرياته المسروقة من قبل تلك الحكومة .

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Change is the law of life

And a fourth suggestion!

"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." - quote by John F Kennedy.
www.iwise.com/jil08
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34 mins

Nothing stays the same

Nothing endures but change.

Nothing is constant except change.

... and many similar expressions.
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2 hrs

Things change!

Brief, idiomatic and conveys the meaning! And Allah knows best!
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4 hrs

Life never remains on the same path.

As Life is unstable in itself.
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6 hrs

Nothing is permanent

http://www.google.com.au/search?q=nothing is permanent&ie=ut...

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Note added at 6 hrs (2010-07-02 02:24:58 GMT)
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Nothing is permanent except change!
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7 hrs

Nothing stands still

Just another way of saying it.

This idea comes to us from the ancient philosopher Heraclitis. Type his name on the Internet and see all the variations on the theme, such as the ones proposed by the colleagues.
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10 hrs

Nothing lasts forever

It's just a very common idiom

Also "All things must pass" (However, I think here the meaning is slightly different)
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agree Spring2007 (X)
7 hrs
Thak you htms
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