All men whilst they are awake are in one common world; but each of them, when he is asleep, is in a world of his own.

Heraclitus

Quoted in Moralia, by Plutarch

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Topic

Dreams Sleep

Speaker

Heraclitus

Author

Plutarch

Source

On Superstition Moralia

Medium

Essay

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Greek

Time

2nd century BC

Occupation

Philosopher

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Turkey Europe Ancient Greece

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Citation

Plutarch. "Περὶ δεισιδαιμονίας [On Superstition]." Moralia [Ἠθικά]. c. 100 AD.

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One cannot step twice into the same river, for the waters are continually flowing on.

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The only constant is change Change Rivers

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Heraclitus
Medium
Presocratic fragment Fragment
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
Greek
Time
5th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Heraclitus. Fragments. 5th century BC, DK B12.

Current Citation

Heraclitus. "Heraclitus of Ephesus." The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists, translated by Robin Waterfield. Oxford University Press, 2009, DK B12.

Another quote about Sleep

Now blessings light on him that first invented this same sleep! It covers a man all over, thoughts and all, like a cloak; "Tis meat for the hungry, drink for the thirsty, heat for the cold, and cold for the hot." Tis the current coin that purchases all the pleasures of the world cheap; and the balance that sets the king and the shepherd, the fool and the wise man even.

Miguel de Cervantes

Don Quixote

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Topic
Sleep
Speaker
Sancho Panza

Author

Miguel de Cervantes
Source
Don Quixote
Medium
Novel
Language
Spanish
Time
1615 1600s 16th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

De Cervantes, Miguel. Segunda Parte Del ingenioso caballero don Quixote de la Mancha [The Second Part of Don Quixote de la Mancha]. Spain: Francisco de Robles, 1615.

Current Citation

De Cervantes, Miguel. Don Quixote, translated and edited by John Rutherford. Penguin Classics, 2003.

Another quote originally in Greek

And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

Jesus

Mark 3:24-25

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Political division Partisan politics Unity
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Jesus
Source
Gospel of Mark The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Greek
Time
60 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Mark 3:24, 25).