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
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There is nothing permanent except change.
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When men dream, each has his own world. When they are awake, they have a common world.
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Religion is a disease, but it is a noble disease.
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Big results require big ambitions.
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We are most nearly ourselves when we achieve the seriousness of the child at play.
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If you do not the expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it is not to be reached by search or trail.
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People that love wisdom must be acquainted with very many things indeed.
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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
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You cannot step twice into the same river; for other waters are continually flowing in.
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You can never step into the same river; for new waters are always flowing on to you.
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The real constitution of things is accustomed to hide itself
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Upon those who step into the same rivers different and ever different waters flow down.
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The universal cosmic process was not created by any god or man; it forever was, is, and forever will be, an Ever living Fire
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If you do not expect the unexpected, you will not find it; for it is hard to be sought out, and difficult