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 phases satiety
The phases of fire are craving and satiety.
together groups neighbor
The only constant is change. Unless you get a small group of neighbors together to stop it.
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.
ignorance
It is better to conceal ignorance than to expose it.
character fate destiny
Character is fate. (Destiny).
men humanity immortal
The gods are immortal men, and men are mortal gods.
walking-dead may walking
Those unmindful when they hear, for all they make of their intelligence, may be regarded as the walking dead.
world permanent
There is nothing permanent in the world except change.
life wall fighting
People ought to fight to keep their law as to defend the city s walls.
inspirational blow
What was scattered, gathers. What was gathered, blows away
men order evil
May you have plenty of wealth, you men of Ephesus, in order that you may be punished for your evil ways
sleep insomnia goes-on
Even sleepers are workers and collaborators on what goes on in the universe.
understanding today delay
Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow. Nothing endures but change.
war justice common
One must know that war is common, justice is strife, and everything happens according to strife and necessity.