It would not be better if things happened to men just as they wish. Heraclitus More Quotes by Heraclitus More Quotes From Heraclitus Wisdom consists in speaking and acting the truth. Heraclitus actingintegrity A man's character is his fate. Heraclitus philosophicalchangelife Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it. Heraclitus wineignoranceinspirational Everything flows and nothing abides; everything gives way and nothing stays fixed... Cool things become warm, the warm grows cool; the moist dries, the parched becomes moist... It is in changing that things find repose. Heraclitus changegivingway Unless you expect the unexpected you will never find it, for it is hard to discover and hard to attain. Heraclitus unexpecteddiscoveryscience To be evenminded Heraclitus virtuespeaklife Presumption must be quenched even more than a fire. Heraclitus opennessopen-mindedfire Couples are wholes and not wholes, what agrees disagrees, the concordant is discordant. From all things one and from one all things. Heraclitus agreecoupleall-things You won't discover the limits of the soul, however far you go. Heraclitus limitssoul Religion is a disease, but it is a noble disease. Heraclitus noblediseasereligion How can you hide from what never goes away? Heraclitus Knowledge of divine things for the most part is lost to us by incredulity. Heraclitus divinebeliefbelieve He who does not expect will not find out the unexpected, for it is trackless and unexplored Heraclitus unexploredunexpecteddoe No one that encounters prosperity does not also encounter danger. Heraclitus prosperityencountersdoe The world, an entity out of everything, was created by none of the gods or men, but was, is and will be eternally living fire, regularly becoming ignited and reg- ularly becoming extinguished. Heraclitus firemenworld Ever-newer waters flow on those who step into the same rivers. Heraclitus flowriverswater The most beautiful ape is ugly when compared to a human. The wisest human will seem like an ape when compared to a god with respect to wisdom, beauty, and everything else. Heraclitus respectwisdombeautiful The only thing that is constant is change. Heraclitus constant Greater dooms win greater destinies. Heraclitus adversitydestinywinning It is harder to fight pleasure than to fight emotion. Heraclitus pleasureemotionfighting
