Heraclitus Quotes on Knowledge
Heraclitus of Ephesus was a Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher of the late sixth and early fifth centuries BC, known in antiquity as the Obscure for the difficulty of his sayings. This page collects quotes attributed to Heraclitus on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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“Much learning does not teach understanding.”
πολυμαθίη νόον οὐ διδάσκει -
Attributed to Heraclitus:
“Nature loves to hide.”
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Attributed to Heraclitus:
“The eyes are more accurate witnesses than the ears.”
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“τὰ ὄντα ἰέναι τε πάντα καὶ μένειν οὐδέν”
All entities move and nothing remains still. | As quoted by Plato in Cratylus , 401d -
“All entities move and nothing remains still.”
τὰ ὄντα ἰέναι τε πάντα καὶ μένειν οὐδέν -
“As quoted by Plato in Cratylus , 401d”
τὰ ὄντα ἰέναι τε πάντα καὶ μένειν οὐδέν -
“πάντα χωρεῖ καὶ οὐδὲν μένει”
Everything changes and nothing stands still. | As quoted by Plato in Cratylus , 402a | Variants and variant translations: Everything flows and nothing stays. Everything flows and nothing abides. Everything gives way and nothing stays fixed. Everything flows; nothing remains. All is flux, nothing is stationary. All is flux, nothing stays still. All flows, nothing stays. | Πάντα ῥεῖ Everything flows -
“Everything changes and nothing stands still.”
πάντα χωρεῖ καὶ οὐδὲν μένει -
“As quoted by Plato in Cratylus , 402a”
πάντα χωρεῖ καὶ οὐδὲν μένει -
“Variants and variant translations: Everything flows and nothing stays. Everything flows and nothing abides. Everything gives way and nothing stays fixed. Everything flows; nothing remains. All is flux, nothing is stationary. All is flux, nothing stays still. All flows, nothing stays.”
πάντα χωρεῖ καὶ οὐδὲν μένει -
“δὶς ἐς τὸν αὐτὸν ποταμὸν οὐκ ἂν ἐμβαίης.”
You could not step twice into the same river. | As quoted in Plato, Cratylus , 402a -
“As quoted in Plato, Cratylus , 402a”
δὶς ἐς τὸν αὐτὸν ποταμὸν οὐκ ἂν ἐμβαίης.