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 knowing acting
All men have the capacity of knowing themselves and acting with moderation.
home son men
A drunk man, staggering and mindless, must be led home by his son, so wet is his psyche... Water brings death to the psyche, as earth brings death to water... The psyche lusts to be wet.
men world common
There is but one world common for those who are awake, but when men are asleep, each turns away into a world of his own.
men all-things fairs
To God all things are fair and good and right, but men hold some things wrong and some right.
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.
men justice ifs
If it were not for injustice, men would not know justice.
men night light
Man, like a light in the night, is kindled and put out.
men love-wisdom
Men that love wisdom must be acquainted with very many things indeed.
revenge fighting men
It is difficult to fight against anger; for a man will buy revenge with his soul.
wisdom philosophical men
Men who are lovers of wisdom [i.e., philosophers] must be inquirers into many things.
wisdom men intelligence
Men who love wisdom should acquaint themselves with a great many particulars.
adversity men wish
It would not be better if things happened to men just as they wish
ignorance men ignorant
And some men are as ignorant of what they do when awake as they are forgetful of what they do when asleep.