Heraclitus

Philosopher Ancient Greek 540 – 480

Taught that change and flux are fundamental to existence.

381 quotes

"Wholeness is made up of parts that are in constant opposition."
Philosophy
"The worst form of ignorance is rejecting what you do not yet understand."
Education
"Justice is the only truth."
Justice
"All entities are in a state of flux and nothing is permanent."
Change
"The uncreated universe is eternal and infinite."
Philosophy
"To be wise, one must know how little one knows."
Wisdom
"The arrow in flight is at rest."
Philosophy
"Every moment is both a beginning and an ending."
Time
"What is sacred is so by the power of agreement."
Philosophy
"The wise is one, unwilling and willing to be called by the name of Zeus."
Faith
"Character is destiny, but destiny is fluid."
Life
"The love of wisdom is the beginning of wisdom."
Education
"Waking life and sleep are the same river, viewed from different shores."
Philosophy
"The path of enlightenment is walked alone, yet in company with all."
Solitude
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."
Nature
"The wise are those who see the many in the one."
Wisdom
"Opposition is useful, and conflict generates growth."
Courage
"The essence of knowledge is the knowledge that all things are one."
Knowledge
"To find yourself, you must lose yourself in the search."
Imagination
"The logos is universal, though most live as though it were private."
Philosophy
"Silence is sometimes the loudest form of speech."
Peace
"The same boiling water softens the potato and hardens the egg."
Wisdom
"Freedom is the acceptance of necessity."
Freedom
"The measure of a person is not their words but their actions."
Courage
"All things are filled with gods and souls."
Faith
"To live is to burn."
Life
"The way up and down leads to a single understanding."
Wisdom
"What men seek is not what they find."
Dreams
"The dream is the mirror of the waking world."
Imagination
"Healing comes through the acceptance of pain."
Health