Heraclitus
Ancient Greek pre‑Socratic philosopher famed for his doctrine of the unity of opposites and the River of Change.
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Trending topics shown first"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man."
"Men are at variance with the one thing with which they are in the most unbroken communion, the reason that administers the whole universe."
"For what sense or understanding have they? They follow minstrels and take the multitude for a teacher, not knowing that many are bad and few good. For the best men choose one thing above all – immorta…"
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Birth-475
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