Did Pocahontas quote Greek philosophy?
In the Disney movie Pocahontas, the titular character sings about the river in Just around the River Bend:
[Pocahontas] What I love most about rivers is: You can't step in the same river twice The water's always changing, always flowing But people, I guess, can't live like that We all must pay a price To be safe, we lose our chance of ever knowing
Was this an intentional quotation from the works of the Greek philosopher Heraclitus, or was this merely a coincidence on the part of the Disney songwriters, perhaps sourced from Native American philosophy?
"Everything changes and nothing remains still ... and ... you cannot step twice into the same stream"
Best Answer
Disney does have a tendency to use philosophical quotes quite often. My answer would be yes (more than likely Heraclitus rather than Native American philosophy) to your question.
This answer is based upon the use of other philosophical quotes in Disney films.
Here are just a few examples, including another from Pocahontas:
The only thing I know is that I know nothing.
Quoted by John Smith in Pocahontas
Quote origin: Socrates
The unexamined life is not worth living.
Quoted by Ursula in The Little Mermaid
Quote origin: Socrates
You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.
Quoted by Zazu in the Lion King
Quote origin: Plato
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