Heraclitus quotes and words of wisdom

"Where there is no strife there is decay: The mixture which is not shaken decomposes."
Found in the topic Unsorted.

"A man?s character is his fate."
Found in the topic Character.

"There is nothing permanent except change."
Found in the topic Change.

"The eyes are more exact witnesses than the ears."
Found in the topic Witness.

"We are most nearly ourselves when we achieve the seriousness of the child at play."
Found in the topic Play.

"To do the same thing over and over is not only boredom; it is to be controlled by rather than to control what you do."
Found in the topic Bore.

"Much learning does not teach understanding."
Found in the topic Learn.

"God is day and night, winter and summer, war and peace, surfeit and hunger."
Found in the topic God.

"The way up and the way down are one and the same."
Found in the topic Down.

"If you do not expect the unexpected, you will not find it; for it is hard to be sought out, and difficult."
Found in the topic Find.

"You cannot step twice into the same stream. For as you are stepping in, other waters are ever flowing on to you."
Found in the topic Time.

Interesting Quotes

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.Mark Twain - US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910)

Ambition is a poor excuse for not having sense enough to be lazy.Charlie McCarthy