Only the supremely wise and the ignorant do not alter. Confucius
Time, which changes people, does not alter the image we have retained of them. Marcel Proust
I had been warned not to get on a motorcycle, sort of. I think there is a clause in most general basic contracts to keep yourself in one piece and not alter your looks without telling them first. Charisma Carpenter
Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman. Mencius
For myself I can only say at the moment that I think we all need rest - I feel done for. So much for me: I feel that this is the lot which I accept and which will not alter.... And the prospect grows darker, I see no happy future at all. Vincent van Gogh
The things people say of a man do not alter a man. He is what he is. Public opinion is of no value whatsoever. Oscar Wilde