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In the sound of the Gion Shōja bells resounds the impermanence of all things.
The color of the sala flower reveals that the successful must fall.
The cocky ones do not last, they are like the dream on a spring night.
The mighty fall last, they are like dust before the wind.

Opening passage of the "Heike Monogatari", epic historical narrative from the 12th century.