Empedocles

Philosopher Ancient Greece 494 – 434

Proposed that matter consists of four elements: earth, air, fire, and water.

381 quotes

"Technology is merely humanity's attempt to echo the creative methods of nature."
Technology
"Kindness is the recognition of the divine spark in every living thing."
Kindness
"The persevering soul knows that every valley leads eventually to a peak."
Perseverance
"Imagination is the faculty through which mortals commune with the eternal."
Imagination
"Wealth accumulated without wisdom becomes a burden rather than a blessing."
Money
"Adventure calls to those brave enough to venture beyond the familiar."
Adventure
"The historian who seeks truth must recognize that all things flow and change."
History
"In politics, as in nature, harmony arises from the proper mixing of elements."
Politics
"War is the manifestation of discord when dialogue has failed."
War
"Motivation springs eternal from the awareness of one's potential for growth."
Motivation
"Inspiration strikes those who prepare the soil of their minds for its arrival."
Inspiration
"The deepest relationships reflect the cosmic principle of attraction and balance."
Relationships
"To live authentically is to acknowledge both our roots and our infinite potential."
Life
"The faith that sustains us is belief in the inherent order beneath chaos."
Faith
"Literature preserves the whispered wisdom of ages past for future generations."
Literature
"Perseverance is not the absence of doubt, but the refusal to surrender to it."
Perseverance
"The successful person understands that failure is simply rearrangement and growth."
Success
"In the quiet moments, the universe speaks most clearly to the attentive heart."
Solitude
"The blood around the heart is the thought of mortals."
Wisdom
"In the fullness of time, all things become known."
Time
"Love binds together the elements of the cosmos."
Love
"What exists cannot come into being, for it already is."
Philosophy
"The eye sees by means of fire within it."
Science
"Strife separates what Love has joined together."
"In the beginning, all things were mixed together in unity."
Nature
"The foolish are those who think one thing at one time and another at another."
Wisdom
"Change is the only constant in the four elements."
Change
"Mortals believe in coming into being and passing away."
Philosophy
"The roots of all things are four: earth, air, fire, and water."
Science
"Truth lies in the perception of all things together."
Truth