The Cosmos was not made by gods but always was and is eternal fire.
HERACLITUSKnowledge of divine things for the most part is lost to us by incredulity.
More Heraclitus Quotes
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Eyes are more accurate witnesses than ears.
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The awake share a common world, but the asleep turn aside into private worlds.
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Deliberate violence is more to be quenched than a fire.
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And some men are as ignorant of what they do when awake as they are forgetful of what they do when asleep.
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The world is nothing but a great desire to live and a great dissatisfaction with living.
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Applicants for wisdom do what I have done: inquire within
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History is a child building a sandcastle by the sea, and that child is the whole majesty of man’s power in the world.
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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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You could not step twice into the same rivers; for other waters are ever flowing on to you.
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Wisdom is the oneness of mind that guides and permeates all things.
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Doctors cut, burn, and torture the sick, and then demand of them an undeserved fee for such services.
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Without injustices, the name of justice would mean what?
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To get everything you want is not a good thing. Disease makes health seem sweet. Hunger leads to the appreciation of being full-fed. Tiredness creates the enjoyment of resting.
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A hidden connection is stronger than an obvious one.
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Men who wish to know about the world must learn about it in its particular details.
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