“The kosmos works by harmony of tensions, like lyre and bow. Good and evil are one. On the one hand God sees all as well, fair, and good; on the other hand a human being sees injustice here, justice there. Justice in our minds is strife. We cannot help but see war makes us as we are.”
Heraclitus“If they are gods, why do you lament them? If you lament them, you must no longer regard them as gods.”
Heraclitus, Fragments“Wisdom is the oneness of mind that guides and permeates all things.”
Heraclitus, Fragments“Whoever cannot seek the unforeseen sees nothing for the known way is an impasse.”
Heraclitus, Fragments“People ought to fight to keep their law as to defend the citys walls.”
Heraclitus, Fragments“Even a soul submerged in sleep is hard at work and helps make something of the world.”
Heraclitus, Fragments“To be evenminded is the greatest virtue.Wisdom is to speakthe truth and actin keeping with its nature.”
Heraclitus, Fragments“The chain of wedlock is so heavy that it takes two to carry it - and sometimes three.”
Heraclitus