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.
men justice ifs
If it were not for injustice, men would not know justice.
fighting emotion pleasure
It is harder to fight pleasure than to fight emotion.
Knowledge is not intelligence.
men night light
Man, like a light in the night, is kindled and put out.
spring harmony discord
The fairest harmony springs from discord.
doe teach
Much learning does not teach sense.
opposites strife born
The opposite is beneficial; from things that differ comes the fairest attunement; all things are born through strife.
unbelievable known
Because it is so unbelievable, the Truth often escapes being known.
time flow all-things
All things flow, nothing abides.
men love-wisdom
Men that love wisdom must be acquainted with very many things indeed.
rivers progress steps
Heraclitus somewhere says that all things are in process and nothing stays still, and likening existing things to the stream of a river he says that you would not step twice into the same river.
materialism invisible harmony
Invisible harmony is better than visible.
wise names zeus
The wise is one only. It is unwilling and willing to be called by the name of Zeus.