Men who wish to know about the world must learn about it in its particular details.
HERACLITUSIt is harder to fight pleasure than to fight emotion.
More Heraclitus Quotes
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No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.
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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.
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If you do not expect the unexpected, you will not find it; for it is hard to be sought out and difficult.
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Because it is so unbelievable, the Truth often escapes being known.
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It is hard to contend against one’s heart’s desire; for whatever it wishes to have it buys at the cost of soul.
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To God everything is beautiful, good, and just; humans, however, think some things are unjust and others just.
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What are men? Mortal gods. What are gods? Immortal men.
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The poet was a fool who wanted no conflict among us, gods or people. Harmony needs low and high, as progeny needs man and woman.
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If you do not expect the unexpected, you will not find it; for it is hard to be sought out and difficult.
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Allow yourself to think only those thoughts that match your principles and can bear the bright light of day.
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Big results require big ambitions.
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Abundance of knowledge does not teach men to be wise.
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If you do not hope, you will not win that which is not hoped for, since it is unattainable and inaccessible.
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You won’t discover the limits of the soul, however far you go.
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Day by day, your choices, your thoughts, your actions fashion the person you become.
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