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Put out arrogance faster than a house fire.

Heraclitus, Fragment B43 (Diels-Kranz)

The source

"Put out arrogance faster than a house fire." Heraclitus said it in Fragment B43 (Diels-Kranz). Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"ὕβριν χρὴ σβεννύναι μᾶλλον ἢ πυρκαϊήν."

Original Greek, Fragment B43 (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 "Put out arrogance faster than a house fire."?
Heraclitus (c. 535–475 BC). Source: Fragment B43 (Diels-Kranz).
What is the original Greek?
ὕβριν χρὴ σβεννύναι μᾶλλον ἢ πυρκαϊήν. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

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