Things always change man, but man can not change things.

往往都是事情改变人，人却改变不了事情。

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In order for a society to advance, all things must be always be subject to change.

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They would clam up a bit when you asked what else the opposition could do to get things to change, but the meetings were always useful.

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Things might change, and there's always the scope for an injury or two but, as yet, there's no room for the enigmatic paceman in this balanced attack.

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