John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9033 Marus Aurelius 121-180 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9033 |
| AUTHOR: | Marcus Aurelius (121–180) |
| QUOTATION: | 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. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Meditations. iv. 43. |