Eyes and ears are bad witnesses to men having barbarian souls.
HERACLITUSKnowing many things doesn’t teach insight.
More Heraclitus Quotes
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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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No one that encounters prosperity does not also encounter danger.
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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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War is father of all, and king of all. He renders some gods, others men; he makes some slaves, others free.
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The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle.
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You may travel far and wide but never will you find the boundaries of the soul.
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A hidden connection is stronger than an obvious one.
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Big results require big ambitions.
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All men have the capacity of knowing themselves and acting with moderation.
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The Cosmos was not made by gods but always was and is eternal fire.
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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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Man is on earth as in an egg.
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A man’s character is his fate.
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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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Even what those with the greatest reputation for knowing it all claim to understand and defend are but opinions.
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