Definition
It is not possible to repeat past experiences, as time changes all things.
Origins
Direct translation from Heraclitus, "δὶς ἐς τὸν αὐτὸν ποταμὸν οὐκ ἂν ἐμβαίης."
See Also
- you can't go home again
Idiom Breakdown
you can't step in the same river twice
English proverbs