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
philosophy soul dry
A dry soul is wisest and best.
philosophy oneness
From out of all the many particulars comes oneness, and out of oneness come all the many particulars.
philosophy philosophical rivers
One cannot step twice in the same river
philosophy way greek-philosophy
The way up and the way down are one and the same.
goes greek-philosopher workers
Even sleepers are workers and collaborators in what goes on in the Universe.
beautiful all-things
To God all things are beautiful and good and just.
night impossible distinction
Could you tell night from day? No, I regard all such distinctions as logically impossible.
character destiny our-destiny
Character is our destiny.
evil disease hunger
It is by disease that health is pleasant; by evil that good is pleasant; by hunger, satiety; by weariness, rest.
constant
Nothing is constant except change
work toiling weariness
It is weariness to keep toiling at the same things so that one becomes ruled by them.
life-is constant
The only constant in life is change
mixtures decay strife
Where there is no strife there is decay: 'The mixture which is not shaken decomposes.'
ambition needs results
The results are in great need greater ambition.