'If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Any trend or action that is logically impossible to sustain indefinitely will inevitably come to an end.
- In plain terms
- What cannot last forever will stop eventually.
- What can you take from it?
- Nothing unsustainable lasts forever.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What unsustainable trends exist now?
- How do you prepare for change?
Another view
The timing of when it stops is often uncertain.
More from Herbert Stein
'I belong to the don't-know school of economics.'
Permalink to quote #2 'Economists are very good at saying that something cannot go on forever, but not so good at saying when it will stop.'
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