Ὅτι οὐδὲν ἧττον τὰ αὐτὰ ποιήσουσι, κἂν σὺ διαρραγῇς → You may break your heart, but men will still go on as before
succession: P. and V. διαδοχή, ἡ.
order, arrangement: P. and V. τάξις, ἡ.
in gradation: use adv., P. and V. ἑξῆς, ἐφεξῆς.