The sea: the cleanest and the dirtiest water.
Heraclitus, Fragment 52
The source
"The sea: the cleanest and the dirtiest water." Heraclitus said it in Fragment 52. Translated by John Burnet, 1920.
"The sea is the purest and the impurest water"John Burnet, 1920, Fragment 52.
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 sea: the cleanest and the dirtiest water."?
- Heraclitus (c. 535–475 BC). Source: Fragment 52.
- What is the original wording?
- The sea is the purest and the impurest water (John Burnet, 1920). Translated by John Burnet, 1920.
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