Maimonides Quote

Transient bodies are only subject to destruction through their substance and not through their form, nor can the essence of their form be destroyed; in this respect they are permanent.

Ch.8 - Guide for the Perplexed (c. 1190) - Part III

Transient bodies are only subject to destruction through their substance and not through their form, nor can the essence of their form be destroyed;...

Transient bodies are only subject to destruction through their substance and not through their form, nor can the essence of their form be destroyed;...

Transient bodies are only subject to destruction through their substance and not through their form, nor can the essence of their form be destroyed;...

Transient bodies are only subject to destruction through their substance and not through their form, nor can the essence of their form be destroyed;...