Heraclitus that everything is a primitive fire, saying that the universe is eternal live fire, the basic starting point is: this is the order of the universe is neither God nor is created by people.

• 当爱菲斯城邦放逐了他的朋友赫尔谟多罗时，他气呼呼地说：“爱菲斯的每个成年人最好都将自己吊死，把城邦留给尚葆其天真的少年。”他号召人民保卫法律，铲除暴虐。据说，他在隐居时，以草根和植物度日，得了水肿病。