Famous Heraclitus Quotations

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"It is better to hide ignorance, but it is hard to do this when we relax over wine"
by Heraclitus Ephesus
"You could not step twice into the same rivers; for other waters are ever flowing on to you."
by Heraclitus of Ephesus
"A man's character is his fate."
by Heraclitus
"Abundance of knowledge does not teach men to be wise."
by Heraclitus
"All is flux, nothing stays still."
by Heraclitus
"All if flux, nothing stays still."
by Heraclitus
"If it were not for injustice, men would not know justice."
by Heraclitus
"It is better to hide ignorance, but it is hard to do this when we relax over wine."
by Heraclitus
"Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play."
by Heraclitus
"Much learning does not teach understanding."
by Heraclitus
"Nature is wont to hide herself."
by Heraclitus
"Nothing endures but change."
by Heraclitus
"Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony."
by Heraclitus
"The road up and the road down is one and the same."
by Heraclitus
"There is nothing permanent except change."
by Heraclitus
"To God all things are beautiful, good, and right human beings, on the other hand, deem some things right and others wrong. It would not be better if things happened to people just as they wish."
by Heraclitus
"Upon those who step into the same rivers different and ever different waters flow down."
by Heraclitus of Ephesus
"We are most nearly ourselves when we achieve the seriousness of the child at play."
by Heraclitus
"You can never step into the same river for new waters are always flowing on to you."
by Heraclitus
"You could not step twice into the same river; for other waters are ever flowing on to you."
by Heraclitus
"You could not step twice into the same river for other waters are ever flowing on to you."
by Heraclitus
"You cannot step twice into the same river."
by Heraclitus
"It would not be better if things happened to men just as they wish."
by Heraclitus
"A man's character is his guardian divinity."
by Heraclitus
"The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts. Think only on those things that are in line with your principles and can bear the light of day. The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you do is who you become. Your integrity is your destiny"
by Heraclitus
"No one that encounters prosperity does not also encounter danger."
by Heraclitus
"Corpses are more fit to be thrown out than is dung."
by Heraclitus
"Men who wish to know about the world must learn about it in its particular details."
by Heraclitus
"If you do not the expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it is not to be reached by search or trail."
by Heraclitus
"Even sleepers are workers and collaborators on what goes on in the universe."
by Heraclitus
"Wisdom is one thing, to know how to make true judgment, how all things are steered through all things."
by Heraclitus
"Change alone is unchanging."
by Heraclitus


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