Opening Fragments — Empedocles in Plato Scroll…
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Empedocles · William Ellery Leonard
I will report a twofold truth. Now grows The One from Many into being, now ITwofold the birth, twofold the death of things: LEor, now, the meeting of the Many brings To birth and death; and, now, whatever grew From out their sundering, flies apart and dies. ; And this long interchange shall never end. Whiles into One do all through Love unite; Whiles too the same are rent through hate of Strife. And in so far as is the One still wont To grow from Many, and the Many, again Spring from primeval scattering of the One So far have they a birth and mortal date; And in so far as the long interchange Ends not, so far forever established gods Around the circle of the world they move. But come! but hear my words! For knowledge Makes strong thy soul. For as before I spake Naming the utter goal of these my words I will report a twofold truth. Now grows The One from Many into being, now Even from …
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