# Quotes About Change

The best quotes about change: famous words from history's greatest minds to inspire you, free to read, copy, and share.

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
Rumi
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
Leo Tolstoy
The only constant in life is change.
Heraclitus
The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.
Marcus Aurelius
If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it.
Marcus Aurelius

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## Frequently asked questions

### What are the best quotes about Change?

This page collects the most famous quotes about change from history's greatest thinkers, writers, and leaders, including Rumi, Leo Tolstoy, Heraclitus. Each quote is shown with its author.

### Are these quotes about change accurate?

We only publish widely cited quotes with their commonly accepted attributions, and we deliberately leave out famous misattributions. Some quotes are shown in their standard English translations, for example lines from the Tao Te Ching or Meditations.

### Can I copy and share these quotes about change?

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