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
doe teach
Much learning does not teach sense.
knowing insight teach
Knowing many things doesn't teach insight.
teacher atheism crowds
What sense or thought do they have? They follow the popular singers, and they take the crowd as their teacher.
understanding doe teach
Learning many things does not teach understanding
goes greek-philosopher workers
Even sleepers are workers and collaborators in what goes on in the Universe.
flowing greek-philosopher waters
You could not step twice into the same rivers; for other waters are ever flowing on to you.
reached
If you do not expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it is not to be reached by search or trail.
eyes greek-philosopher witnesses
The eyes are more exact witnesses than the ears.
carry chain greek-philosopher takes
The chain of wedlock is so heavy that it takes two to carry it - and sometimes three.
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.
character destiny our-destiny
Character is our destiny.