"There are forces in nature called Love and……" — Empedocles
"There are forces in nature called Love and Hate. The force of Love causes elements to be attracted to each other and to be built up into some particular form or person, and the force of Hate causes the decomposition of things."
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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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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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[On the volcano.] And many a fire there burns beneath the ground.
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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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