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
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.
children children-playing lordship
Time is a child playing with droughts. The lordship is to the child.
philosophy oneness
From out of all the many particulars comes oneness, and out of oneness come all the many particulars.
philosophical reality names
Life has the name of life, but in reality it is death.
appreciation sweet disease
To get everything you want is not a good thing. Disease makes health seem sweet. Hunger leads to the appreciation of being full-fed. Tiredness creates the enjoyment of resting
revenge fighting men
It is difficult to fight against anger; for a man will buy revenge with his soul.
dog bark persons
Dogs bark at a person whom they do not know.
integrity acting
Wisdom consists in speaking and acting the truth.
wisdom philosophical men
Men who are lovers of wisdom [i.e., philosophers] must be inquirers into many things.
flux
Everything is in flux.
unexpected ifs
If you do not expect the unexpected, you will not recognize it when it arrives.