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Heraclitus

Heraclitus: Diels B fragments Carrier fragment 22B73

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Canonical reference 22B73

Ancient Greek

Hermann Diels, editor · ogl-diels-1922

- - οὐ δεῖ ὥσπερ καθεύδοντας ποιεῖν καὶ λέγειν· καὶ γὰρ καὶ τότε δοκοῦμεν ποιεῖν καὶ λέγειν.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-14

One must not act and speak as though asleep, for even then we seem to act and speak.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-14

Il ne faut pas agir et parler comme des dormeurs ; car même alors, nous croyons agir et parler.

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