All men have the capacity of knowing themselves and acting with moderation.

Quote by Heraclitus

Topics: Self Knowledge Quotes

Eyes and ears are poor witnesses to people if they have uncultured souls.

Eyes and ears are poor witnesses to people if they have uncultured souls.

God is day and night, winter and summer, war and peace, surfeit and hunger.

God is day and night, winter and summer, war and peace, surfeit and hunger.

No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river...

No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river...

No one that encounters prosperity does not also encounter danger.

No one that encounters prosperity does not also encounter danger.

Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little...

Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little...

The sun is new each day.

The sun is new each day.

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

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

Change alone is unchanging.

Change alone is unchanging.

Big results require big ambitions.

Big results require big ambitions.

The eyes are more exact witnesses than the ears.

The eyes are more exact witnesses than the ears.

To do the same thing over and over again is not only boredom: it is...

To do the same thing over and over again is not only boredom: it is...

You could not step twice into the same rivers; for other waters are ever flowing...

You could not step twice into the same rivers; for other waters are ever flowing...

Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play.

Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play.

Even sleepers are workers and collaborators in what goes on in the Universe.

Even sleepers are workers and collaborators in what goes on in the Universe.

I am what libraries and librarians have made me, with little assistance from a professor...

I am what libraries and librarians have made me, with little assistance from a professor...

Nature is wont to hide herself.

Nature is wont to hide herself.

It is hard to contend against one's heart's desire; for whatever it wishes to have...

It is hard to contend against one's heart's desire; for whatever it wishes to have...

Character is destiny.

Character is destiny.

A man's character is his fate.

A man's character is his fate.

If you do not the expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it...

If you do not the expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it...