Heraclitus

Philosopher Ancient Greek 540 – 480

Taught that change and flux are fundamental to existence.

381 quotes

"Transformation is the only reality."
Change
"The greatest wealth is a poverty of wants."
"Every moment is a new beginning."
Hope
"The wise man knows that he knows nothing."
"All opposites are necessary for the creation of the whole."
Philosophy
"The universe is one, divided and undivided."
"Live truthfully and face the consequences."
Courage
"The seeds of greatness are sown in the smallest moments."
Inspiration
"Understanding requires the courage to question everything."
Courage
"Big and small are relative to the observer's perspective."
Philosophy
"The path up and down are one and the same."
Wisdom
"Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony."
Peace
"Everything is in flux, and nothing is at rest."
Change
"War is the father of all things, but also their judge."
War
"The hidden connection is stronger than the obvious."
Truth
"It is wise to listen not to me, but to the logos."
Knowledge
"The soul is boundless in its depth."
Philosophy
"Dry light makes the wisest and best soul."
Wisdom
"Failure and success are steps on the same staircase."
Success
"The boundary between order and chaos is thinner than we think."
Nature
"What we think, we become."
Life
"The wise man is not giving the right answers, but asking the right questions."
Education
"Time is a child playing checkers; the royal power is a child's."
Time
"Good and evil, sickness and health, are interdependent."
Philosophy
"The barbarians are within the gates."
Politics
"Most people live as if they were asleep."
Life
"Longing and striving are the essence of being human."
Motivation
"To know thyself is to know the nature of change itself."
Knowledge
"The eye of the mind sees deeper than the eye of the body."
Wisdom
"We cannot step in the same river twice, nor can we encounter the same person twice."
Change