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"If you seek the truth, be prepared for the unexpected."

— Heraclitus

Source not yet traced to a specific passage, so treat the exact wording as unverified. See disputed and misattributed quotes.

Not a Stoic. Heraclitus is classed as Greco-Roman & Adjacent: Classical figures who shaped or argued with Stoicism — Socrates, Aristotle, Heraclitus, Cicero and others. Related, but not Stoic.

More quotes from Heraclitus

• "Everything flows, nothing remains the same."
• "It is not possible to step twice into the same river, for new waters are always flowing."
• "A man's character is his destiny."
• "The eyes are more accurate witnesses than the ears."
• "Dogs bark at those they do not know."

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