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The finest harmony comes from things at odds.

Heraclitus, Fragment B8 (Diels-Kranz)

The source

"The finest harmony comes from things at odds." Heraclitus said it in Fragment B8 (Diels-Kranz). Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"τὸ ἀντίξουν συμφέρον . . . ἐκ τῶν διαφερόντων καλλίστην ἁρμονίην."

Original Greek, Fragment B8 (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 "The finest harmony comes from things at odds."?
Heraclitus (c. 535–475 BC). Source: Fragment B8 (Diels-Kranz).
What is the original Greek?
τὸ ἀντίξουν συμφέρον . . . ἐκ τῶν διαφερόντων καλλίστην ἁρμονίην. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

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