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
sight hearing observation
Things of which there is sight, hearing, apprehension, these I prefer.
world awake
Those who are awake all live in the same world. Those who are asleep live in their own worlds.
men spirituality divine
What is divine escapes men's notice because of their incredulity.
understanding doe teach
Learning many things does not teach understanding
journey men fishing
No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.
men rivers he-man
No same man could walk through the same river twice, as the man and the river have since changed.
sleep soul world
Even a soul submerged in sleep is hard at work and helps make something of the world.
dog bark
Dogs bark at what they don't understand.
wine ignorance relax
It is better to hide ignorance, but it is hard to do this when we relax over wine.
change unchanging
Change alone is unchanging.
stronger connections uncertain
A hidden connection is stronger than an obvious one.
path combs straight-path
Under the comb, the tangle and the straight path are the same.
morning each-day sun
The sun is new each day.
beautiful differences together
The unlike is joined together, and from differences results the most beautiful harmony.