Everything flows and nothing stays.

πάντα χωρεῖ καὶ οὐδὲν μένει.

Heraclitus

Quoted in Cratylus, by Plato

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Topic

The only constant is change Impermanence Change

Speaker

Heraclitus

Author

Plato

Source

Cratylus

Medium

Philosophical dialogue

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Greek

Time

348 BC 340s BC 4th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Philosopher

From

Turkey Europe Ancient Greece

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Original Citation

Heraclitus. Quoted in Κρατύλος [Cratylus], by Plato. c. 348 BC, sect. 402a.

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Heraclitus. Quoted in Craylus, by Plato. Aeterna Press, 2015, sect. 402a.

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Another quote by Plato

I know that I do not know.

Socrates

Quoted in Apology, by Plato

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Intellectual humility Certainty Ignorance
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Socrates

Author

Plato
Source
Apology
Medium
Courtroom speech Speech
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
399 BC 390s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Plato. Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους [Apology of Socrates]. Speech of legal self-defence which Socrates spoke at his trial for impiety and corruption. 399 BC, Athens, Greece.

Current Citation

Plato. "Apology." Plato: Euthyphro; Apology; Crito; Phaedo, translated by Christopher Emlyn-Jones and William Preddy. Harvard University Press, 2017.

Another quote about Change

The order is rapidly fadin'
And the first one now will later be last
For the times they are a-changin'.

Bob Dylan

The Times They Are a-Changin' (song)

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Topic
Old vs. young Change The 60s
Speaker
Bob Dylan
Source
The Times They Are a-Changin' (song) The Times They Are a-Changin' (album)
Medium
Song
Genre
Protest music Folk music
Language
English
Time
1965 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Dylan, Bob. "The Times They Are a-Changin'." The Times They Are a-Changin'. Columbia Records, 1965.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

Why seek ye the living among the dead?

Jesus

Luke 24:5

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Jesus's resurrection
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Jesus
Source
Gospel of Luke The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Question
Language
Greek
Time
61 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Luke 24:5).

Another quote originally in Greek

If any would not work, neither should he eat.

2nd Thessalonians 3:10

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Freeloaders
Source
2nd Thessalonians The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Greek
Time
52 50s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (2nd Thessalonians 3:10).