“You cannot step twice into the same river, for other waters are continually flowing on.”

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

“A drunk man, staggering and mindless, must be led home by his son, so wet is his psyche... Water brings death to the psyche, as earth brings death to water... The psyche lusts to be wet.”

“Whoever cannot seek the unforeseen sees nothing for the known way is an impasse.”

“We can none of us step into the same river twice, but the river flows on and the other river we step into is cool and refreshing, too”

“The road up and the road down is one and the same.(ὁδὸς ἄνω κάτω μία καὶ ὡυτή)—Fragment 60”

“Other men are unaware of what they do when they are awake just as they are forgetful of what they do when they are asleep.”