"[On the volcano.] And many a fire there……" — Empedocles
"[On the volcano.] And many a fire there burns beneath the ground."
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12 Quotes by Empedocles
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Iris from sea brings wind or mighty rain.
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At one time through love all things come together into one, at another time through strife s hatred, they are…
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There are forces in nature called Love and Hate. The force of Love causes elements to be attracted to each…
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Earth's sweat, the sea.
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Many fires burn below the surface.
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The force that unites the elements to become all things is Love, also called Aphrodite; Love brings together dissimilar elements…
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Blessed is he who has acquired a wealth of divine wisdom, but miserable he in whom there rests a dim…
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For before this I was born once a boy, and a maiden, and a plant, and a bird, and a…
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Various accounts of Empedocle's death are given in ancient sources. His enemies said that his desire to be thought a…
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The nature of God is a circle of which the center is everywhere and the circumference is nowhere.
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Happy is he who has gained the wealth of divine thoughts, wretched is he whose beliefs about the gods are…
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