Quotes by Heraclitus

“Because it is so unbelievable, the Truth often escapes being known.”

“Day by day, what you do is who you become.”

“Those who approach life like a child playing a game, moving and pushing pieces, possess the power of kings.”

“To get everything you want is not a good thing. Disease makes health seem sweet. Hunger leads to the appreciation of being full-fed. Tiredness creates the enjoyment of resting”

“All things flow, nothing abides. You cannot step into the same river twice, for the waters are continually flowing on. Nothing is permanent except change.”

“The world is nothing but a great desire to live and a great dissatisfaction with living.”

“Stupidity is better kept a secret than displayed.”

“All things come into being by conflict of opposites.”

“Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.”

“Eyes are more accurate witnesses than ears.”

“Whosoever wishes to know about the world must learn about it in its particular details. Knowledge is not intelligence. In searching for the truth be ready for the unexpected. Change alone is unchanging. The same road goes both up and down. The beginning of a circle is also its end. Not I, but the world says it: all is one. And yet everything comes in season.”

“A hidden connection is stronger than an obvious one.”