War is the father and king of all: some he has made gods, and some men; some slaves and some free. — Heraclitus Copy Share Image
There is harmony in the tension of opposites, as in the case of the bow and lyre. — Heraclitus Copy Share Image
God is day and night, winter and summer, war and peace, surfeit and hunger. — Heraclitus Copy Share Image
The unlike is joined together, and from differences results the most beautiful harmony. — Heraclitus Copy Share Image
“Realize that war is common and justice is strife, and that all things come into being and pass away through strife.” — Heraclitus Copy Share Image
“The poet was a fool who wanted no conflict among us, gods or people. Harmony needs low and high, as progeny needs… — Heraclitus Copy Share Image
One must know that war is common, justice is strife, and everything happens according to strife and necessity. — Heraclitus Copy Share Image
“From the strain of binding opposites comes harmony. The harmony past knowing sounds more deeply than the known.” — Heraclitus Copy Share Image
“We must realize that war is universal and strife is justice, and that all things come into the world and pass away… — Heraclitus Copy Share Image
“It is necessary to understand that war is common, strife is customary, and all things happen because of strife and necessity.” — Heraclitus Copy Share Image
All things are in flux; the flux is subject to a unifying measure or rational principle. This principle (logos, the hidden harmony… — Heraclitus Copy Share Image
Those unmindful when they hear, for all they make of their intelligence, may be regarded as the walking dead. — Heraclitus Copy Share
Men who are lovers of wisdom [i.e., philosophers] must be inquirers into many things. — Heraclitus Copy Share
We do not step in the same river twice, for the waters have moved on and we too have changed. — Heraclitus Copy Share
