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Nature loves nothing more than change.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4.36

The source

"Nature loves nothing more than change." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 4.36. Translated by George Long, 1862.

"the nature of the Universe loves nothing so much as to change the things which are and to make new things like them"

George Long, 1862, Meditations 4.36.

Who said it

Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Roman emperor who wrote private notes to himself on a military campaign. We know them as the Meditations.

Questions

Who said "Nature loves nothing more than change."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 4.36.
What is the original wording?
the nature of the Universe loves nothing so much as to change the things which are and to make new things like them (George Long, 1862). Translated by George Long, 1862.

Filed under Water.

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