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X (13) | Aion is a child at play, playing
draughts; the Kingship is a child's. -- Fr 52 |
X (13) | I sought for myself. Fr. 101 |
X (14) | (Diog.[enes]) They say that when asked why he was silent,
he replied - "That you may babble." . + Do not be in a hurry to unwind to the center stick the roll of
Heraclitus the Ephesian; the path is hard indeed to traverse. There is
gloom and unrelieved darkness; but if an initiate leads you it shines
more brightly than the shining sun. + Those who speak with sense
must rely on what is common to all, as a city must rely on its law...
(nb. common remains unknown to most) The divine law has as much power as it wishes &
is sufficient for all & is still left over. Frag 114 |
X (15) | Therefore it is necessary to follow the common: but although the
logos is common the many live as though they had a private
understanding. Fr. 2 |
X (15) | To god all things are beautiful & good and just; but men have
supposed some things to be unjust, others just. Fr 102 |
X (15) | The up & the down is one and the
same. Fr 60. |
X (15) | The beginning & end of a circle are
common. (70.b) (Fr 103) |