Marcus Aurelius: Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is s

Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner — Marcus Aurelius

Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away.

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