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
accustomed constitution hide itself
The real constitution of things is accustomed to hide itself
reached
If you do not expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it is not to be reached by search or trail.
downhill road uphill
The road uphill and the road downhill are one and the same
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.
integrity acting
Wisdom consists in speaking and acting the truth.
bores-you boredom controlled
To do the same thing over and over again is not only boredom: it is to be controlled by rather than to control what you do.
unexpected ifs
If you do not expect the unexpected, you will not recognize it when it arrives.
unexpected ifs
If we do not expect the unexpected, we will never find it.
mixtures decay strife
Where there is no strife there is decay: 'The mixture which is not shaken decomposes.'