you can't step in the same river twice
English
editEtymology
editDirect translation from Heraclitus, "δὶς ἐς τὸν αὐτὸν ποταμὸν οὐκ ἂν ἐμβαίης."
Pronunciation
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Proverb
edityou can't step in the same river twice
- (idiomatic) It is not possible to repeat past experiences, as time changes all things.