“Time flows away like the water in the river.”

“Time, flowing like a river
Time, beckoning me
Who knows when we shall meet again
If ever
But time
Keeps flowing like a river
To the sea”

“Life is flowing away like water running out from a leaky vessel.”

“Ever-newer waters flow on those who step into the same rivers.”

“The example of the five (daily) prayers is like that of a clear-water river flowing in front of your houses in which a person washes himself five times a day – cleansing him from all dirt.”

“You cannot step twice into the same river, for other waters are continually flowing in.”

“We are but whirlpools in a river of ever-flowing water. We are not the stuff that abides, but patterns that perpetuate themselves.”

“The river of my title is a river of DNA, and it flows through time, not space. It is a river of information, not a river of bones and tissues.”

“Life in us is like the water in a river.”

“Read a thousand books, and your words will flow like a river.”