Heraclitus quotes

Heraclitus was an ancient Greek philosopher from Ephesus, best known for his doctrine of change and the phrase “everything flows.” His teachings emphasized the constant flux and unity of opposites in the universe. He influenced later philosophers and remains a central figure in the history of Western thought. Here are 82 of his quotes:

Much learning does not teach understanding. (Heraclitus)
Character is our destiny. View quote
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The way up and the way down are one and the same. View quote
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Nothing endures but change. View quote
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The people must fight for their laws as for their walls. View quote
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God is day and night, winter and summer, war and peace, surfeit and hunger. View quote
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Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony. View quote
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You cannot step into the same river twice. View quote
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Everything changes and nothing stands still. View quote
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This universe, which is the same for all, has not been made by any god or man, but it always has been, is, and will be an ever-living fire, kindling itself by regular measures and going out by regular measures. View quote
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Nature is wont to hide herself. (Heraclitus)
Couples are wholes and not wholes, what agrees disagrees, the concordant is discordant. From all things one and from one all things. View quote
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The sun is new each day. View quote
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The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle. View quote
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The eyes are more exact witnesses than the ears. View quote
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You cannot step twice into the same stream. For as you are stepping in, other waters are ever flowing on to you. View quote
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All is flux, nothing is stationary. View quote
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Dogs, also, bark at what they do not know. View quote
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Big results require big ambitions. View quote
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To God everything is beautiful, good, and just; humans, however, think some things are unjust and others just. View quote
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Eternity is a child playing, playing checkers; the kingdom belongs to a child. (Heraclitus)
It is wise to listen, not to me but to the Word, and to confess that all things are one. View quote
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Man, like a light in the night, is kindled and put out. View quote
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War is the father and king of all some he has made gods, and some men some slaves and some free. View quote
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He who does not expect will not find out the unexpected, for it is trackless and unexplored. View quote
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Occupation: Greek Philosopher
Born: 535 BC
Died: 480 BC
Quotes count: 82
Wikipedia: Heraclitus

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