Creative Quotations from Heraclitus of Ephesus (535?BC-475?BC)

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Heraclitus of Ephesus
(535?BC-475?BC) born on

Greek philosopher. He was known as "The Weeping Philosopher."

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If you do not expect the unexpected, you will not find it, for it is not to be reached by search or trail.

Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it.

It is hard to contend against one's heart's desire; for whatever it wishes to have it buys at the cost of soul.

The road up and the road down is one and the same.

Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the greatest harmony.

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	In "A Kick in the Seat of the Pants," by Roger von Oech, 1986.
R:	"Herakleitos and Diogenes," fragment 53, pt. 1.
A:	In "On The Universe," aph. 105 by Hippocrates.
N:	In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994.
K:	In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994.