“You cannot step twice into the same river, for other waters are continually flowing in.”
Heraclitus (-535) pre-Socratic Greek philosopher
“Ever-newer waters flow on those who step into the same rivers.”
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“You cannot step twice into the same rivers.”
Heraclitus (-535) pre-Socratic Greek philosopher
ποταμῷ γὰρ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐμβῆναι δὶς τῷ αὐτῷ
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Plutarch, On the EI at Delphi
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Variant: You cannot step twice into the same rivers.
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