Quotation by

Leonardo da Vinci

In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes so with present time.

Advertisement

Understanding this quote AI Analysis

Leonardo da Vinci is saying that when you touch water in a river, you are interacting with the very end of the water that has already flowed by and the very beginning of the water that is just arriving. This moment of contact represents the exact point where past and future meet, illustrating how the present is a fleeting transition between what has been and what will be.

More by this author

All quotes by Leonardo da Vinci →

More quotes about Time

See all →

Advertisement

The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of 60 minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is.
If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?