Parmenides

"What exists must be complete, for completion is the nature of Being."

"The mind that wanders in darkness will never find the light of Being."

"Reality is a perfect sphere, eternal and unchanging in its essence."

"All that appears to happen is but the flickering of shadows on a wall."

"In Being, there is no past, no future, only the eternal present."

"The wise learn to see through the veil of appearances to the truth beneath."

"Being cannot be separated from itself, divided, or parceled out."

"The pursuit of truth demands the courage to question everything."

"What exists eternally cannot be touched by the hand of time."

"In the silence of contemplation, Being reveals its true nature."

"What is, is. What is not, is not. This is the law of non-contradiction."

"The path of truth is narrow and difficult, yet it alone leads to understanding."

"Being cannot come from non-being, nor can it pass into non-being."

"To think and to be are one and the same thing."

"The universe is spherical and finite, unchanging in its perfection."

"What truly is has no beginning and will have no end."

"Mortals are deceived by the illusion of change they perceive."

"The senses deceive us; only reason reveals reality."

"There is no void, no empty space, for all space is filled with being."

"Motion and change are impossible; they are mere appearances."

"All that exists is eternal and unchangeable in its essence."

"The thinking mind and the object of thought cannot be separated."

"Seek the truth through reason alone, not through the wandering senses."

"Being is one, continuous, and indivisible."

"The path of opinion leads only to darkness and confusion."

"What is cannot be born, for it already is."

"The goddess of truth guards the gate to all knowledge."

"To speak and think of what is not is impossible and meaningless."

"Generation and destruction are illusions created by mortal minds."

"Reality is timeless and unchangeable, beyond all becoming."