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“Time itself flows on with constant motion, just like a river: for no more than a river can the fleeting hour stand still. As wave is driven on by wave, and, itself pursued, pursues the one before, so the moments of time at once flee and follow, and are ever new.” quote by Ovid
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“Time itself flows on with constant motion, just like a river: for no more than a river can the fleeting hour stand still. As wave is driven on by wave, and, itself pursued, pursues the one before, so the moments of time at once flee and follow, and are ever new.”

Ovid

About This Quote

This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

Time moves like a river, never still, constantly flowing and renewing itself

In simple terms: Time flows constantly like a river, never still

Key Takeaway

Embrace change and the passage of time

Themes

time change impermanence

Mood

contemplative poetic

Type

literary philosophical

When to use this quote

  • personal growth
  • historical cycles
  • natural rhythms

Key Concepts

philosophy poetics

Questions to Reflect On

  • How do you cope with change?
  • What moments feel timeless to you?
A Different Perspective

Time can be felt as both fleeting and endless

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