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
rivers water flow
Everything changes but change itself. Everything flows and nothing remains the same... You cannot step twice into the same river, for other waters and yet others go flowing ever on.
time flow all-things
All things flow, nothing abides.
rivers water flow
All things flow, nothing abides. You cannot step into the same river twice, for the waters are continually flowing on. Nothing is permanent except change.
rivers water flow
Ever-newer waters flow on those who step into the same rivers.
moving moving-forward flow
Everything flows, nothing stays still.
flowing greek-philosopher waters
You could not step twice into the same rivers; for other waters are ever flowing on to you.
cannot flowing greek-philosopher step twice waters
You cannot step twice into the same river; for other waters are continually flowing in.
flowing step waters
You can never step into the same river; for new waters are always flowing on to you.
flow rivers step waters
Upon those who step into the same rivers different and ever different waters flow down.
goes greek-philosopher workers
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.
men knowing acting
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.