Everything changes and nothing stands still. Heraclitus More Quotes by Heraclitus More Quotes From Heraclitus The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle. Heraclitus goal stuff people The way up and the way down are one and the same. Heraclitus greek-philosophy philosophy way Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy. Heraclitus jealousy happiness inspirational Men who love wisdom should acquaint themselves with a great many particulars. Heraclitus intelligence wisdom men When men dream, each has his own world. When they are awake, they have a common world. Heraclitus dream men world Knowing many things doesn't teach insight. Heraclitus teach insight knowing It is better to hide ignorance, but it is hard to do this when we relax over wine. Heraclitus wine ignorance book And some men are as ignorant of what they do when awake as they are forgetful of what they do when asleep. Heraclitus ignorant ignorance men You cannot step into the same river twice. Heraclitus philosophical change inspirational There is nothing permanent except change. [Therefore enjoy what good you have while you have it and endure and outlast what bad you can't cure immediately] Heraclitus cures gratitude enjoy Those who love wisdom must investigate many things Heraclitus love-wisdom It is weariness to keep toiling at the same things so that one becomes ruled by them. Heraclitus toiling weariness work I see nothing but Becoming. Be not deceived! It is the fault of your limited outlook and not the fault of the essence of things if you believe that you see firm land anywhere in the ocean of Becoming and Passing. You need names for things, just as if they had a rigid permanence, but the very river in which you bathe a second time is no longer the same one which you entered before Heraclitus ocean land believe It is in changing that things find purpose. Heraclitus change motivational inspirational Not I but the world says it: All is one. Heraclitus world The nature of things is in the habit of concealing itself. Heraclitus concealing habit Time is a game played beautifully by children. Heraclitus time philosophy children Nothing endures but change. There is nothing permanent except change. All is flux, nothing stays still. Heraclitus flux endure change All things come out of the one, and the one out of all things. Heraclitus ethics morality inspirational What sense or thought do they have? They follow the popular singers, and they take the crowd as their teacher. Heraclitus atheism fear teacher
