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“Even sleepers and dreamers are workers and collaborators in what goes on in the universe.” Heraclitus, “On Nature” - c. 535 – c. 475 BCE

“The people should fight for their law as for their city wall.” Heraclitus, “On Nature” - c. 535 – c. 475 BCE

“And Justice will overtake fabricators of lies and false witnesses.” Heraclitus, “On Nature” - c. 535 – c. 475 BCE

“Much learning does not teach understanding, otherwise it would have taught Hesiod and Pythagoras, Xenophanes and Hecataeus.” Heraclitus, “On Nature” - c. 535 – c. 475 BCE

“Eyes are more accurate witnesses than ears.” Heraclitus, “On Nature” - c. 535 – c. 475 BCE

“It is hard to fight against impulsive desire. Whatever it wants it will buy at the cost of the soul.” Heraclitus, “On Nature” - c. 535 – c. 475 BCE

“Unless you expect the unexpected you will never find truth, for it is hard to discover and hard to attain.” Heraclitus, “On Nature” - c. 535 – c. 475 BCE

“Time is a game played beautifully by children.” Heraclitus, “On Nature” - c. 535 – c. 475 BCE

“Even a soul submerged in sleep is hard at work, and helps make something of the world.” Heraclitus, “On Nature” - c. 535 – c. 475 BCE

“Wisdom is to speak the truth and act in keeping with its nature.” Heraclitus, “On Nature” - c. 535 – c. 475 BCE

“Whoever cannot seek the unforeseen sees nothing, for the known way is an impasse.” Heraclitus, “On Nature” - c. 535 – c. 475 BCE

“Wisdom . . . is the oneness of mind that guides and permeates all things.” Heraclitus, “On Nature” - c. 535 – c. 475 BCE

“It is in changing that things find repose.” Heraclitus, “On Nature” - c. 535 – c. 475 BCE

“People ought to fight to keep their law as to defend the city’s walls.” Heraclitus, “On Nature” - c. 535 – c. 475 BCE

“You cannot step twice into the same river, for other waters and yet others go ever flowing on.” Heraclitus, “On Nature” - c. 535 – c. 475 BCE

“Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony.” Heraclitus, “On Nature” - c. 535 – c. 475 BCE

“A man's character is his guardian divinity.” Heraclitus, “On Nature” - c. 535 – c. 475 BCE

“The hidden harmony is better than the obvious.” Heraclitus, “On Nature” - c. 535 – c. 475 BCE

“The way up and the way down are one and the same.” Heraclitus, “On Nature” - c. 535 – c. 475 BCE

“Thinking is common to all.” Heraclitus, “On Nature” - c. 535 – c. 475 BCE

“Doctors cut, burn, and torture the sick, and then demand of them an undeserved fee for such services.” Heraclitus, “On Nature” - c. 535 – c. 475 BCE

“Corpses are more fit to be thrown out than dung.” Heraclitus, “On Nature” - c. 535 – c. 475 BCE

“Immortals become mortals, mortals become immortals; they live in each other's death and die in each other's life.” Heraclitus, “On Nature” - c. 535 – c. 475 BCE

“Let us not make arbitrary conjectures about the greatest matters.” Heraclitus, “On Nature” - c. 535 – c. 475 BCE

“Eyes and ears are bad witnesses to men having barbarian souls.” Heraclitus, “On Nature” - c. 535 – c. 475 BCE

“Men who love wisdom should acquaint themselves with a great many particulars.” Heraclitus, “On Nature” - c. 535 – c. 475 BCE

“What is divine escapes men's notice because of their incredulity.” Heraclitus, “On Nature” - c. 535 – c. 475 BCE

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