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
desire world desire-to-live
The world is nothing but a great desire to live and a great dissatisfaction with living.
habit concealing
The nature of things is in the habit of concealing itself.
men thinking blow
A blow to the head will confuse a man's thinking, a blow to the foot has no such effect, this cannot be the result of an immaterial soul.
men way strange
Men forget where the way leads and what they meet with every day seems strange to them.We should not act and speak like men asleep.
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.