Many statements paraphrase or extend upon his famous assertions that "everything changes" in ways which arguably diverge from valid translation, and yet have become widely attributed to Heraclitus: Change is the only constant. There is nothing permanent except change. (Heraclitus)

Many statements paraphrase or extend upon his famous assertions that "everything changes" in ways which arguably diverge from valid translation, and yet have become widely attributed to Heraclitus: Change is the only constant. There is nothing permanent except change.

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