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
fire cosmos made
The Cosmos was not made by gods but always was and is eternal fire.
beautiful god thinking
To God everything is beautiful, good, and just; humans, however, think some things are unjust and others just.
men atheism process
The universal cosmic process was not created by any god or man.
kings children moving
Those who approach life like a child playing a game, moving and pushing pieces, possess the power of kings.
fire openness presumption
Presumption must be quenched even more than a fire.
constant
The only thing that is constant is change.
gratitude cures endure
There is nothing permanent except change. [Therefore enjoy what good you have while you have it and endure and outlast what bad you can't cure immediately]
war fire house
We have to be faster in calming down a resentment than putting out a fire, because the consequences of the first are infinitely more dangerous than the results of the last; fire ends burning down some houses at the most, while the resentment can cause cruel wars, with the ruin and total destruction of nations...
men glory mass
The best of men choose one thing in preference to all else, immortal glory in preference to mortal good; whereas the masses simply glut themselves like cattle.
time children games
Time is a game played beautifully by children.
change constant
The only constant is change.
inspirational integrity recovery
The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts. Think only on those things that are in line with your principles and can bear the light of day. The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you choose, what you think, and what you do is who you become. Your integrity is your destiny ... it is the light that guides your way.
circles wish liberty
Whosoever wishes to know about the world must learn about it in its particular details. Knowledge is not intelligence. In searching for the truth be ready for the unexpected. Change alone is unchanging. The same road goes both up and down. The beginning of a circle is also its end. Not I, but the world says it: all is one. And yet everything comes in season.
speak virtue speak-the-truth
To be evenminded is the greatest virtue. Wisdom is to speak the truth and act in keeping with its nature.