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Heraclitus
Heraclitus
Greek Philosopher
Died: 483 BC
Character More Than Will Witnesses You
Related authors: Aristotle Democritus Diogenes Epictetus Epicurus Plato Plutarch Socrates
There is nothing permanent except change. Heraclitus
Change Nothing Except Permanent
Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character. Heraclitus
Good Day Character Patience Patient Month Week Develop Protracted Effort Formed Little Created Good Character Needed
Character is destiny. Heraclitus
Character Destiny
Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play. Heraclitus
Man He Most Himself Child Achieves Seriousness Play Nearly
Much learning does not teach understanding. Heraclitus
Learning Understanding Does Much Teach
Justice will overtake fabricators of lies and false witnesses. Heraclitus
Justice Will Lies Witnesses False Overtake
God is day and night, winter and summer, war and peace, surfeit and hunger. Heraclitus
War God Day Winter Peace Summer Hunger Day And Night Night
Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy. Heraclitus
Happiness Envy Lasts Our Those Longer Always Than
It is hard to contend against one's heart's desire; for whatever it wishes to have it buys at the cost of soul. Heraclitus
Soul Heart Whatever Cost Wishes Contend Against Hard Buys Desire
If you do not expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it is not to be reached by search or trail. Heraclitus
You Will Find Reached Trail Expect Expect The Unexpected Unexpected Search
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
You Control Same Thing Boredom Rather Only Over Than Same Controlled Again Thing
Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it. Heraclitus
Ignorance Hide Will Wine Our Soon Reveals Evening
The way up and the way down are one and the same. Heraclitus
Down Way Up Same
The hidden harmony is better than the obvious. Heraclitus
Better Harmony Hidden Obvious Than
Deliberate violence is more to be quenched than a fire. Heraclitus
Fire Deliberate More Quenched Than Violence
The eyes are more exact witnesses than the ears. Heraclitus
Eyes Ears Exact More Witnesses Than
A man's character is his guardian divinity. Heraclitus
Character Man Guardian Divinity His
Couples are wholes and not wholes, what agrees disagrees, the concordant is discordant. From all things one and from one all things. Heraclitus
All Things Couples Discordant Agree Things
You could not step twice into the same rivers; for other waters are ever flowing on to you. Heraclitus
You Other Waters Could Rivers Step Same Twice Ever Flowing
I am what libraries and librarians have made me, with little assistance from a professor of Greek and poets. Heraclitus
Me Made Libraries Poets Am Greek Little Professor Assistance
Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony. Heraclitus
Concord Harmony Out Fairest Discord Opposition Brings
Eyes and ears are poor witnesses to people if they have uncultured souls. Heraclitus
Eyes People Ears Witnesses Souls Poor
Corpses are more fit to be thrown out than is dung. Heraclitus
Corpses Out More Thrown Fit Than
No one that encounters prosperity does not also encounter danger. Heraclitus
Prosperity Danger No-One Also Does Encounter Encounters

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