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A fool gets carried away by every word.

Heraclitus, Fragment B87 (Diels-Kranz)

The source

"A fool gets carried away by every word." Heraclitus said it in Fragment B87 (Diels-Kranz). Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"βλὰξ ἄνθρωπος ἐπὶ παντὶ λόγῳ ἐπτοῆσθαι φιλεῖ."

Original Greek, Fragment B87 (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 fool gets carried away by every word."?
Heraclitus (c. 535–475 BC). Source: Fragment B87 (Diels-Kranz).
What is the original Greek?
βλὰξ ἄνθρωπος ἐπὶ παντὶ λόγῳ ἐπτοῆσθαι φιλεῖ. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

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