Empedocles (c. 490 – c. 430 BC) was a Greek pre-Socratic philosopher and a citizen of Acragas (Agrigentum), a Greek city in Sicily.
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For before this I was born once a boy, and a maiden, and a plant, and a bird, and a darting fish in the sea. Empedocles
For before this I was born once a boy, and a maiden, and a plant, and a bird, and a darting fish in the sea.
Each man believes only his experience. Empedocles
Each man believes only his experience.
There are forces in nature called Love and Hate. The force of Love causes elements to be attracted to each other and to be built up into some particular form or person, and the force of Hate causes the decomposition of things. Empedocles
There are forces in nature called Love and Hate. The force of Love causes elements to be attracted to each other and to be built up into some particular form or person, and the force of Hate causes the decomposition of things.
I, an immortal god, no more a mortal, so honored by all, go about among you… I am praised by men and women, and followed by thousands who ask for deliverance… Empedocles
I, an immortal god, no more a mortal, so honored by all, go about among you… I am praised by men and women, and followed by thousands who ask for deliverance…
The moon passing under the sun’s beams darkens a bleak tract of Earth as large as the breadth of her. [the moon]. Empedocles
The moon passing under the sun’s beams darkens a bleak tract of Earth as large as the breadth of her. [the moon].
For from these elements has budded all That was or is or evermore shall be… …Through one another, they take new faces By varied mingling and enduring change. Empedocles
For from these elements has budded all That was or is or evermore shall be… …Through one another, they take new faces By varied mingling and enduring change.