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On a circle, the start and the finish are one.

Heraclitus, Fragment B103 (Diels-Kranz)

The source

"On a circle, the start and the finish are one." Heraclitus said it in Fragment B103 (Diels-Kranz). Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"ξυνὸν γὰρ ἀρχὴ καὶ πέρας ἐπὶ κύκλου περιφερείας."

Original Greek, Fragment B103 (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 "On a circle, the start and the finish are one."?
Heraclitus (c. 535–475 BC). Source: Fragment B103 (Diels-Kranz).
What is the original Greek?
ξυνὸν γὰρ ἀρχὴ καὶ πέρας ἐπὶ κύκλου περιφερείας. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

Filed under Water.

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