The meaning of the river flowing is not that all things are… - Heraclitus

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The meaning of the river flowing is not that all things are changing so that we cannot encounter them twice but that some things stay the same only by changing.

Heraclitus

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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.

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Native Name: Ἡράκλειτος ὁ Ἐφέσιος

Alternative Names: Heraclitus of Ephesus • Weeping Philosopher

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