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Thursday, July 10, 2014

Quote of the Day

Heraclitus by Johannes Moreelse circa 1630
It is difficult to fight against anger, for a man will buy revenge with his soul. Heracleitus, 500 B.C.
Found on The Abode of McThag, via View From The Porch.


Looking for a picture of Heracleitus (a.k.a. "the weeping philosopher") I stumbled on this. I don't know where they got this accent or this pronounciation, but it doesn't sound anything like I would pronounce it, but then I'm part neanderthal, so what do I know?
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2 comments:

  1. Angus McThagJuly 10, 2014 at 1:07:00 PM PDT

    The Greeks in Tarpon would agree that is the modern pronunciation.

    Hair A Kly Tus is how I think the ancient Greek is supposed to be.

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  2. Chuck PergielJuly 10, 2014 at 4:37:00 PM PDT

    Would that be Tarpon Springs, Florida? Or is there some other Tarpon of which Google is not aware?

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