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ALLEGORY SIGNIFYING THAT THERE IS NOTHING MORE CONSTANT IN THE WORLD THAN INCONSISTENCY
THE WORLD IS HOLLOW, EVOLVES CONSTANTLY, AND HAS AN APPEARANCE OF BEAUTY
ALL THE EFFECTS OF THE WORLD CANNOT DESTROY VIRTUE
TIME TRIUMPHS OVER THE WORLD AS WELL AS OVER THE MOST SUPERB EDIFICES
THE WORLD SHIPWRECKS THOSE WHO RELY ON IT
THE RISING SUN
PHILOSOPHER PREACHING
THE WORLD IS LIKE A GARDEN OF FLOWERS, SOON DESTROYED BY DEATH
IT IS EASIER TO COMBINE WATER AND FIRE THAN TO GUARD ONE'S SAFETY BY ABANDONMENT TO THE WORLD
THE WORLD IS MORE INCONSTANT THAN THE SUN AND THE PLANETS (APOLLO IN HIS CHARIOT)

Jean Delaune

Allegory Signifying That There is Nothing More Constant in the World than Inconsistency

1579

Jean Delaune

French, born 1559

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French, born 1559
Nationality: French