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535 BC–475 BC Greece
Heraclitus of Ephesus (Ἡράκλειτος, Herakleitos; c. 535 BC – 475 BC) was a Greek philosopher, known for his doctrine of change being central to the universe, and for establishing the term Logos (λόγος) in Western philosophy as meaning both the source and fundamental order of the Cosmos.
Greece Philosophers Physicists Also known as: Heraclitus of Ephesus, Heracleitus, Herakleitos
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This universe, which is the same for all, has not been made by any god or man, but it always has been, is, and will be an ever-living fire, kindling itself by regular measures and going out by regular measures.
Into the same rivers we step and do not step, we are and are not. (Heraclitus Homericus)
Speaking with sense we must fortify ourselves in the common sense of all, as a city is fortified by its law, and even more forcefully. For all human laws are nourished by the one divine law. For it prevails as far as it will and suffices for all and is superabundant.
Greater fates gain greater rewards
It pertains to all men to know themselves and to learn self-control.
Disputed
Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony.
Disputed Philip Wheelwright in Heraclitus (1959)
Many statements paraphrase or extend upon his famous assertions that "everything changes" in ways which arguably diverge from valid translation, and yet have become widely attributed to Heraclitus
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I have sought for myself.
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Of Every One-Hundred Men, Ten shouldn't even be there, Eighty are nothing but targets, Nine are real fighters... We are lucky to have them... They make the battle. Ah but the One, One of them is a Warrior... and He will bring the others back.
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