Time is a child playing checkers; the royal power is a child... - Heraclitus

This quote is attributed to Heraclitus.

"Time is a child playing checkers; the royal power is a child's."

Heraclitus Time

Philosopher Ancient Greek 540–480

More from Heraclitus

"Change is the only constant in life."

"No one steps in the same river twice."

"The path up and down are one and the same."

"Conflict is the father of all things."

"Time waits for no one."

"Time spent with loved ones is never wasted."

"I've been alive for a long time. Long enough to know that you can't trust anyone."

"The past always catches up with you."