The water you touch in a river is the last of that which ha… - Leonardo da Vinci

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The water you touch in a river is the last of that which has passed, and the first of that which is coming. Thus it is with time present.
Life, if well spent, is long.

Leonardo da Vinci

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Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519) was an Italian Renaissance painter, architect, inventor, engineer, sculptor, and musician. His best known painting is the Mona Lisa.

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Alternative Names: Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci • Leonardo • da Vinci • Leonard • Léonard • Leonardo Da Vinci

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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.

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

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