Even what those with the greatest reputation for knowing it all claim to understand and defend are but opinions. Heraclitus More Quotes by Heraclitus More Quotes From Heraclitus It is harder to fight pleasure than to fight emotion. Heraclitus pleasure emotion fighting You cannot step twice into the same river. Heraclitus philosophical rivers philosophy The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts. Think only on those things that are in line with your principles and can bear the light of day. Heraclitus color light thinking To do the same thing over and over again is not only boredom: it is to be controlled by rather than to control what you do. Heraclitus bores-you boredom work Life is a child moving counters in a game. Heraclitus games children moving All things come into being by conflict of opposites. Heraclitus conflict all-things opposites We have to be faster in calming down a resentment than putting out a fire, because the consequences of the first are infinitely more dangerous than the results of the last; fire ends burning down some houses at the most, while the resentment can cause cruel wars, with the ruin and total destruction of nations. Heraclitus fire house war There is a stability in the Universe because of the orderly and balanced process of change, the same measure coming out as going in, as if reality were a huge fire that inhaled and exhaled equal amounts. Heraclitus fire science reality Everything flows and nothing abides. Everything gives way and nothing stays fixed. Heraclitus nature change travel No same man could walk through the same river twice, as the man and the river have since changed. Heraclitus he-man rivers men Everything flows, nothing stays still. Heraclitus statistics flow moving Learning many things does not teach understanding Heraclitus teach understanding doe The unlike is joined together, and from differences results the most beautiful harmony. Heraclitus differences together beautiful Even a soul submerged in sleep Heraclitus sleep philosophy life Things keep their secrets. Heraclitus secret If you do not hope, you will not win that which is not hoped for, since it is unattainable and inaccessible. Heraclitus unattainable hope winning If you do not expect the unexpected, you will not recognize it when it arrives. Heraclitus greek-philosopher unrealistic-expectations unexpected To God everything is beautiful, good, and just; humans, however, think some things are unjust and others just. Heraclitus god beautiful thinking There is exchange of all things for fire and of fire for all things, as there is of wares for gold and of gold for wares. Heraclitus gold all-things fire Wisdom is the oneness of mind that guides and permeated all things. Heraclitus oneness wisdom life
