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
motivational character thinking
The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you choose, what you think and what you do is who you become.
beautiful wisdom respect
The most beautiful ape is ugly when compared to a human. The wisest human will seem like an ape when compared to a god with respect to wisdom, beauty, and everything else.
change life-changing times-are-changing
There is nothing permanent except change.
dream men world
When men dream, each has his own world. When they are awake, they have a common world.
religion noble disease
Religion is a disease, but it is a noble disease.
business ambition ambitious
Big results require big ambitions.
flowing greek-philosopher waters
You could not step twice into the same rivers; for other waters are ever flowing on to you.
reached
If you do not expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it is not to be reached by search or trail.
eyes greek-philosopher witnesses
The eyes are more exact witnesses than the ears.
carry chain greek-philosopher takes
The chain of wedlock is so heavy that it takes two to carry it - and sometimes three.
achieve child nearly ourselves
We are most nearly ourselves when we achieve the seriousness of the child at play.
expect greek-philosopher reached search unexpected
If you do not the expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it is not to be reached by search or trail.
controlled rather
To do the same thing over and over is not only boredom; it is to be controlled by rather than to control what you do
cannot flowing greek-philosopher step twice waters
You cannot step twice into the same river; for other waters are continually flowing in.