Heraclitus Quotes

Into the same rivers we both step and do not step; we both are and are not.

It is necessary to understand that war is common, strife is customary, and all things happen because of strife and necessity.

The road up and the road down is one and the same

# See also: πόλεμος πάντων μὲν πατήρ ἐστι, πάντων δὲ βασιλεύς

Yearning hurts,
and what release
may come of it
feels much like death.

The bow (βιός) is called life (βίος) but its work is death.

πολυμαθίη νόον οὐ διδάσκει

Whoever cannot seek
the unforseen, sees nothing
for the known way
is an impasse.

Everything is temporary

The Aeon is a child at play with colored balls.

(translation/paraphrase: Terence McKenna)

Aion is a child at play, playing draughts; the kingship is a child's.

The soul is undiscovered
though explored forever
to a depth beyond report.

# Lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game. Kingship belongs to the child.

The track of writing is straight and crooked.

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