Quotes by Heraclitus

About Heraclitus:

Heraclitus of Ephesus 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 riddling and allegedly paradoxical nature of his philosophy and his stress upon the needless unconsciousness of humankind, he was called "The Obscure" and the "Weeping Philosopher".
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She is stunning in her anger. Her eyes are bright, her chest is heaving and all I want to do is slam against her into nearest wall. I take a deep breath to calm the hormones, again."- Alex.

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Walking into my room, I turned and caught his gaze, “But you’re good at walking away, so you obviously haven’t changed.” Pointing to my chin, I indicated, “Except this,” meaning his goatee, “this is new, but you being an asshole, yep- s...

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The Aeon is a child at play with colored balls. (translation/paraphrase: Terence McKenna)

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Aion is a child at play, playing draughts; the kingship is a child's.

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Manhattan was a no-man's land, empty, an unofficial demilitarized zone between Partials and the human survivors. No one was supposed to be here, not because it was forbidden but because it was dangerous. If something happened to you out here, either ...

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Always having what we want may not be the best good fortune Health seems sweetest after sickness, food in hunger, goodness in the wake of evil, and at the end of daylong labor sleep.

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Humanity will destroy itself, body and soul, before it will learn a simple lesson.

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The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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Facts are too busy being true to worry about how you feel about them.

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I’d rather know how you feel than hope and wonder and delude myself for weeks on end…

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It's not enough, is it? Just to follow; just to have faith in someone bigger and smarter and better informed. That's how we're built, that's how every Partial is wired - to follow orders and trust in our leaders - but it's not enough. It never has be...

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People ought to fight to keep their law as to defend the citys walls.

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It's easier to fall back into the same old patterns of hate and retribution, because at least then we're doing something.

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One thunderbolt strikes root through everything

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... if you have the strength to complain, you have the strength to do something about it.

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Many who have learned from Hesiod the countless names of gods and monsters never understand that night and day are one

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Give me one man from among ten thousand if he is the best

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To be evenminded is the greatest virtue. Wisdom is to speak the truth and act in keeping with its nature.

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Whoever cannot seek the unforeseen sees nothing for the known way is an impasse.

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Wisdom is the oneness of mind that guides and permeated all things.

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Time is a game played beautifully by children.

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Author Bio

  • NameHeraclitus
  • Descriptionpre-Socratic Greek philosopher
  • Born535 BCE
  • Died475 BCE
  • CountryAncient Greece
  • ProfessionPhilosopher; Writer