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A donkey would pick straw over gold.

Heraclitus, Fragment B9 (Diels-Kranz)

The source

"A donkey would pick straw over gold." Heraclitus said it in Fragment B9 (Diels-Kranz). Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"ὄνους σύρματ᾽ ἂν ἑλέσθαι ἢ χρυσόν."

Original Greek, Fragment B9 (Diels-Kranz). Greek: Diels-Kranz fragment text via el.wikisource.

Who said it

Heraclitus (c. 535–475 BC). Philosopher of Ephesus who taught that everything flows. Only fragments of his book survive.

Questions

Who said "A donkey would pick straw over gold."?
Heraclitus (c. 535–475 BC). Source: Fragment B9 (Diels-Kranz).
What is the original Greek?
ὄνους σύρματ᾽ ἂν ἑλέσθαι ἢ χρυσόν. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

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