Time is like a river made up of the events which happen, and a violent stream; for as soon as a thing has been seen, it is carried away, and another comes in its place, and this will be carried away too.


The Thoughts of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. Translated by George Long (ed. 1862)

Marcus Aurelius Quotes

Time is like a river made up of the events which happen, and a violent stream; for as soon as a thing has been seen, it is carried away, and another...

Time is like a river made up of the events which happen, and a violent stream; for as soon as a thing has been seen, it is carried away, and another...

Time is like a river made up of the events which happen, and a violent stream; for as soon as a thing has been seen, it is carried away, and another...

Time is like a river made up of the events which happen, and a violent stream; for as soon as a thing has been seen, it is carried away, and another...