T. S. Eliot

All significant truths are private truths. As they become public they cease to become truths; they become facts, or at best, part of the public character; or at worst, catchwords.

American Poet

Jean-Paul Sartre

One is still what one is going to cease to be and already what one is going to become. One lives one's death, one dies one's life.

French Philosopher

Khalil Gibran

Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself.

Lebanese Poet

Thomas Carlyle

When new turns of behavior cease to appear in the life of the individual, its behavior ceases to be intelligent.

Scottish Philosopher

George Bernard Shaw

Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.

Irish Playwright

Alice Walker

We must do everything in our power to cease the behaviour that makes children everywhere feel afraid.

American Author

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Once men are caught up in an event, they cease to be afraid. Only the unknown frightens men.

French Writer

Anthony J. D'Angelo

Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow.

American Writer

Franz Kafka

The spirit becomes free only when it ceases to be a support.

Novelist

St. Jerome

The friendship that can cease has never been real.

Saint

‘Cease’ often implies that something is paused temporarily and may resume later.

Temporary Halt

‘Cease’ is more formal than ‘stop’, often used in business or official communications.

Formal Tone

Sometimes, it indicates a final stop, especially when paired with 'forever'.

Complete Stop

Used with 'to be', 'cease' shows someone or something losing a characteristic or role.

Losing Characteristics

Emphasizes change in state or activity, especially when shifting from one condition to another.

Emphasis on Change

In legal contexts, it's an imperative to stop an action, often with legal consequences.

Legal Command

‘Cease and desist’ has a serious tone, suggesting immediate action is required.

Legal Seriousness

‘Cease and desist’ is very specific and different from general requests to stop.

Specificity in Law

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