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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Friends have all things in common.

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Phaedrus

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Topic
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Source
Phaedrus
Medium
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Genre
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Time
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Era
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Original Citation

Phaedrus. Quoted in Φαῖδρος [Phaedrus], written by Plato. c. 370 BC, sect. 279c.

Current Citation

Phaedrus. Quoted in "Phaedrus." Plato: Lysis; Symposium; Phaedrus, written by Plato, translated by Christopher Emlyn-Jones and William Preddy. Harvard University Press, 2022, sect. 279c.

Another quote about Change

Come mothers and fathers,
Throughout the land
And don't criticize
What you can't understand.

Bob Dylan

The Times They Are a-Changin' (song)

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Topic
Change Progress
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
1964 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

I have been a stranger in a strange land.

Moses

Exodus 2:22

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Exile
Speaker
Moses
Source
Exodus The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Hebrew
Time
1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Exodus 2:22).

Another quote originally in Greek

Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?

God

Acts 9:4

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Religious persecution
Speaker
God
Source
Book of Acts The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Question
Language
Greek
Time
62 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Acts 9:4).