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
children moving games
Life is a child moving counters in a game.
children moving games
Lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game. Kingship belongs to the child.
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Eternity is a child playing, playing checkers; the kingdom belongs to a child.
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Time is a child playing with droughts. The lordship is to the child.
children men sea
History is a child building a sand-castle by the sea, and that child is the whole majesty of man's power in the world.
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Those who approach life like a child playing a game, moving and pushing pieces, possess the power of kings.
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Time is a game played beautifully by children.
happiness children men
Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play.
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Even sleepers are workers and collaborators in what goes on in the Universe.
beautiful all-things
To God all things are beautiful and good and just.
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All men have the capacity of knowing themselves and acting with moderation.
night impossible distinction
Could you tell night from day? No, I regard all such distinctions as logically impossible.
death fit burial
Corpses are more fit to be thrown out than is dung.
character destiny our-destiny
Character is our destiny.