One is ten thousand to me, if he's the best.
Heraclitus, Fragment 113
The source
"One is ten thousand to me, if he's the best." Heraclitus said it in Fragment 113. Translated by John Burnet, 1920.
"One is ten thousand to me, if he be the best"John Burnet, 1920, Fragment 113.
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 "One is ten thousand to me, if he's the best."?
- Heraclitus (c. 535–475 BC). Source: Fragment 113.
- What is the original wording?
- One is ten thousand to me, if he be the best (John Burnet, 1920). Translated by John Burnet, 1920.
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