Heraclitus
Heraclitus
Heraclitus of Ephesuswas a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, a native of the Greek city Ephesus, Ionia, on the coast of Asia Minor. He was of distinguished parentage. Little is known about his early life and education, but he regarded himself as self-taught and a pioneer of wisdom. From the lonely life he led, and still more from the apparently riddled and allegedly paradoxical nature of his philosophy and his stress upon the needless unconsciousness of humankind, he was called "The Obscure"...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionPhilosopher
rivers substance steps
No one can step twice into the same river, nor touch mortal substance twice in the same condition. By the speed of its change, it scatters and gathers again.
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wise agree all-things
It is wise to agree that all things are one.
war justice passing-away
Realize that war is common and justice is strife, and that all things come into being and pass away through strife.
wall fighting law
The people should fight for the law as for their city wall.
change flux states
All things are in a state of flux.
happiness envy lasts
Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.
change giving way
Everything flows and nothing abides, everything gives way and nothing stays fixed.
change purpose
It is in changing that things find purpose.
rivers water flow
Ever-newer waters flow on those who step into the same rivers.
men immortal mortals
What are men? Mortal gods. What are gods? Immortal men.
wisdom oneness understanding
Wisdom is the oneness of mind that guides and permeated all things.
couple agree all-things
Couples are wholes and not wholes, what agrees disagrees, the concordant is discordant. From all things one and from one all things
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One cannot step twice in the same river