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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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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The Sibyl, with raving lips uttering things mirthless, unbedizened, and unperfumed, reaches over a thousand years with her voice, thanks to the god in her.
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