The hidden harmony beats the obvious one.
Heraclitus, Fragment 47
The source
"The hidden harmony beats the obvious one." Heraclitus said it in Fragment 47. Translated by John Burnet, 1920.
"The hidden attunement is better than the open"John Burnet, 1920, Fragment 47.
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 hidden harmony beats the obvious one."?
- Heraclitus (c. 535–475 BC). Source: Fragment 47.
- What is the original wording?
- The hidden attunement is better than the open (John Burnet, 1920). Translated by John Burnet, 1920.
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