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Heraclitus

Heraclitus: Diels B fragments Carrier fragment 22B84

Carrier fragment 86 of 145

Canonical reference 22B84

Ancient Greek

Hermann Diels, editor · ogl-diels-1922

μεταβάλλον ἀναπαύεται καὶ κάματός ἐστι τοῖς αὐτοῖς μοχθεῖν καὶ ἄρχεσθαι.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

In changing, it rests; and it is weariness to toil for and be ruled by the same things.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

En changeant, il se repose, et c’est une fatigue que de peiner pour les mêmes maîtres et de leur obéir.

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