Man, like a light in the night, is kindled and put out. - Heraclitus

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Man, like a light in the night, is kindled and put out.

Heraclitus

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About Heraclitus

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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Originators like Heraclitus:

Ralph Waldo Emerson Dejan Stojanović Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Friedrich Schiller Oliver Wendell Holmes

Additional quotes by Heraclitus

How, from a fire that never sinks or sets, would you escape?

The river
where you set
your foot just now
is gone
those waters — hiving way to this,
now this.

"Gustavo Solivellas dice: "Los grandes resultados requieren grandes ambiciones" (Heráclito)"