Everything flows and nothing abides; everything gives way and nothing stays fixed. - Heraclitus

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Everything flows and nothing abides; everything gives way and nothing stays fixed.

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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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