Heraclitus

Heraclitus Quotes

Heraclitus (fl. c. 500 BCE) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from the city of Ephesus. He had a wide-ranging influence on Western philosophy. The central ideas of his philosophy are the unity of opposites and the concept of constant change. He believed the world is in a constant state of flux, always "becoming" but never "being," which he expressed with the saying "everything flows."

Professions: Philosopher

Nationalities: Greek

Quote by Heraclitus: The chain of wedlock is so heavy that it takes two to carry it - and sometimes three....
The chain of wedlock is so heavy that it takes two to carry it - and sometimes three.
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MarriageRelationshipsBurdenHumorCommitment
Quote by Heraclitus: Those who are awake all live in the same world. Those who are asleep live in their own worlds....
Those who are awake all live in the same world. Those who are asleep live in their own worlds.
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RealityConsciousnessPerceptionShared ExperienceDreams
Quote by Heraclitus: If one does not expect the unexpected, one will not find it out, since it is not to be searched out,...
If one does not expect the unexpected, one will not find it out, since it is not to be searched out, and difficut to compass.
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ExpectationDiscoveryUnexpectedOpen MindKnowledge
Quote by Heraclitus: Day by day, what you do is who you become....
Day by day, what you do is who you become.
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CharacterActionIdentityBecomingHabitSelf Development
Quote by Heraclitus: Even what those with the greatest reputation for knowing it all claim to understand and defend are b...
Even what those with the greatest reputation for knowing it all claim to understand and defend are but opinions.
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OpinionKnowledgeUnderstanding
Quote by Heraclitus: There is nothing permanent in the world except change....
There is nothing permanent in the world except change.
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ChangeImpermanence
Quote by Heraclitus: Couples are wholes and not wholes, what agrees disagrees, the concordant is discordant. From all thi...
Couples are wholes and not wholes, what agrees disagrees, the concordant is discordant. From all things one and from one all things.
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UnityDualityOppositesParadoxInterconnectednessPhilosophy
Quote by Heraclitus: The seeing have the world in common....
The seeing have the world in common.
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PerceptionShared ExperienceRealityUnderstandingConsciousness
Quote by Heraclitus: He who does not expect will not find out the unexpected, for it is trackless and unexplored...
He who does not expect will not find out the unexpected, for it is trackless and unexplored
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ExpectationDiscoveryUnexpected
Quote by Heraclitus: Most people do not take heed of the things they encounter, nor do they grasp them even when they hav...
Most people do not take heed of the things they encounter, nor do they grasp them even when they have learned about them, although they suppose they do.
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AwarenessPerceptionUnderstanding
Quote by Heraclitus: Men forget where the way leads and what they meet with every day seems strange to them.We should not...
Men forget where the way leads and what they meet with every day seems strange to them.We should not act and speak like men asleep.
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AwarenessPurposeDaily LifeForgetfulnessMindfulnessHuman Nature
Quote by Heraclitus: War is the father and king of all....
War is the father and king of all.
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ConflictPower