Home
logo
English German French
language
Heraclitus of Ephesus

Quote of Heraclitus of Ephesus - Cold things warm up, the hot...


Biography - Heraclitus of Ephesus:

Ancient Greek, pre-Socratic, Ionian philosopher was born at Ephesus.
Born: -544 - Died: -480
Period:
5th century BC
6th century BC
Place of birth: Turkey
Turkey

Cold things warm up, the hot cools off, wet becomes dry, dry becomes wet.


Note 

Note



Fragment 126




Translation

Translation

(German, French)



German
Das Kalte wird warm, Warmes kalt, Nasses trocken, Dürres feucht.

French
Le froid devient chaud, le chaud devient froid, le mouillé devient sec, l'aride devient humide.




See also 

See also...






Quotes

Heraclitus of Ephesus also said...


The sun is new each day.





The way up and down is one and the same.





From things that differ comes the most beautiful harmony.





Education is another sun to those who are educated.





Nature is wont to hide herself.





You could not step twice into the same river.












info   A quotation is a statement taken out of its context. Therefore, it is necessary to place any quotation within its author's work and its historical, geographical or philosophical context in order to fully understand its meaning. | The quotations stated on this site express their authors' opinion and do not reflect that of Buboquote.com


info   Image attribution:  title, author, license and source of the original file on Wikipedia. Modifications: changes have been made from the original file (cropping, resizing, renaming and color change).



logo

 Subscribe to the quote of the day email

Subscribe to the Quote of the Day to receive a quote every day in your inbox. It is spam-free and you can unsubscribe at any time. Subscribe to the quote of the day email