"Men who wish to know about the..." - Quote by Heraclitus
Men who wish to know about the world must learn about it in its particular details.
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“All entities move and nothing remains still.”
“There is a stability in the Universe because of the orderly and balanced process of change, the same measure coming out as going in, as if reality were a huge fire that inhaled and exhaled equal amounts.”
“All things come into being through opposition and all are in flux like a river”
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“It is the mark of an educated man to look for precision in each class of things just so far as the nature of the subject admits”
“For the purpose of knowledge we must know how to make use of the inward current which draws us towards a thing, and also of the current which after a time draws us away from it.”
“Light, seeking light, doth light of light beguile”
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“If you wish information and improvement from the knowledge of others, and yet at the same time express yourself as firmly fix'd in your present opinions, modest, sensible men, who do not love disputation, will probably leave you undisturbed in the possession of your error.”
“Learn and obey the rules very well so you will know how to break them properly.”
“No one can draw more out of things, books included, than he already knows. A man has no ears for that to which experience has given him no access.”