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
Heraclitus quotes about
common ifs
Though wisdom is common, yet the many live as if they had a wisdom of their own.
children kingdoms eternity
Eternity is a child playing, playing checkers; the kingdom belongs to a child.
habit concealing
The nature of things is in the habit of concealing itself.
things-change stills
Everything changes and nothing stands still.
rivers flux all-things
All things come into being through opposition and all are in flux like a river
desire world desire-to-live
The world is nothing but a great desire to live and a great dissatisfaction with living.
appreciation sweet disease
To get everything you want is not a good thing. Disease makes health seem sweet. Hunger leads to the appreciation of being full-fed. Tiredness creates the enjoyment of resting
life fire be-kind
It ever was, and is, and shall be, ever-living fire, in measures being kindled and in measures going out.
sleep waking world
The waking have one common world, but the sleeping turn aside each into a world of his own
kings war father
War is the father and king of all,
rivers water flow
All things flow, nothing abides. You cannot step into the same river twice, for the waters are continually flowing on. Nothing is permanent except change.
world common share
The awake share a common world, but the asleep turn aside into private worlds.
character destiny our-destiny
Character is our destiny.
accustomed constitution hide itself
The real constitution of things is accustomed to hide itself