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We are most nearly ourselves when we achieve the seriousness of the child at play. - Heraclitus
" "We are most nearly ourselves when we achieve the seriousness of the child at play.
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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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Ἡράκλειτος ὁ Ἐφέσιος
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Heraclitus of Ephesus
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Weeping Philosopher
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