Vaisesika Sūtras
Vaisesika Sūtra 1.2.4
bhāvō'nuvr̥ttērēva hētutvāt sāmānya mēva ॥4॥
The existence, being continued, because of the cause, is generality only.
Note: The common continued existence, though depending on the previous existence as a cause, is generality only, as nothing special happens.