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Heraclitus

11 quotes

The quotes of Heraclitus have been shared, printed, and passed along for good reason. Their thinking spans from Change to Wedding, revealing a mind that refused to stay in one lane. 14 of Heraclitus's sharpest quotes live here, spanning themes of Change, Wedding, War, Peace, and Patience. Perhaps their most recognizable line: "Nature is wont to hide herself."

“Nothing endures but change.”

— Heraclitus

Change

All Quotes by Heraclitus

“Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character.”

— Heraclitus

Good

“Much learning does not teach understanding.”

— Heraclitus

Learning

“The sun is new each day.”

— Heraclitus

Morning

“There is nothing permanent except change.”

— Heraclitus

Change

“The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals but most people stuff themselves like cattle.”

— Heraclitus

Best

“God is day and night, winter and summer, war and peace, surfeit and hunger.”

— Heraclitus

Peace

“Change alone is unchanging.”

— Heraclitus

Alone

“The chain of wedlock is so heavy that it takes two to carry it - and sometimes three.”

— Heraclitus

Wedding

“Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.”

— Heraclitus

Happiness

“Nothing endures but change.”

— Heraclitus

Change

“Nature is wont to hide herself.”

— Heraclitus

Nature