War is the father of all and the king of all; it proves som… - Heraclitus

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War is the father of all and the king of all; it proves some people gods, and some people men; it makes some people slaves and some people free.

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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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War is father of all, and king of all. He renders some gods, others men; he makes some slaves, others free.

War, as father
of all things, and king,
names few
to serve as gods,
and of the rest makes
these men slaves,
those free.

# War is the father and king of all: some he has made gods, and some men; some slaves and some free.

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

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Though wisdom is common, yet the many live as if they had a wisdom of their own.

Πόλεμος πάντων μὲν πατήρ ἐστι πάντων δὲ βασιλεύς, καὶ τοὺς μὲν θεοὺς ἔδειξε τοὺς δὲ ἀνθρώπους, τοὺς μὲν δούλους ἐποίησε τοὺς δὲ ἐλευθέρους.

To be self-controlled is the greatest excellence.

War is the father of all and the king of all; it proves some people gods, and some people men; it makes some people slaves and some people free. - Heraclitus

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