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"In nature, nothing is created, nothing is lost, everything is transformed."

— Lavoisier

Source not yet traced to a specific passage, so treat the exact wording as unverified. See disputed and misattributed quotes.

Not a Stoic. Lavoisier is classed as Contemplative & Other: Voices from outside the Greco-Roman tradition, included here for reflection. These are not Stoic in origin.

More from the Contemplative & Other collection

• "The man who moves mountains begins by carrying away small stones."
  — Confucius
• "Do not wait for great leaders; do it yourself, person to person."
  — Mother Teresa
• "Constancy is the foundation of virtue."
  — Francis Bacon
• "True education is learning how to think, not what to think."
  — Krishnamurti
• "Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet."
  — Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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