The way up and the way down are one road.
Heraclitus, Fragment 69
The source
"The way up and the way down are one road." Heraclitus said it in Fragment 69. Translated by John Burnet, 1920.
"The way up and the way down is one and the same"John Burnet, 1920, Fragment 69.
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 way up and the way down are one road."?
- Heraclitus (c. 535–475 BC). Source: Fragment 69.
- What is the original wording?
- The way up and the way down is one and the same (John Burnet, 1920). Translated by John Burnet, 1920.
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