Anaxagoras Quotes on Nature
Anaxagoras of Clazomenae was an ancient Greek Pre-Socratic philosopher of the 5th century BC, born in Ionia and active for many years in Athens, where he was a friend and reportedly a teacher of Pericles. This page collects quotes attributed to Anaxagoras on the topic of nature, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Anaxagoras:
“All things were together, infinite both in number and in smallness; then Mind came and arranged them.”
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Attributed to Anaxagoras:
“In everything there is a portion of everything.”
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Attributed to Anaxagoras:
“The sun is a fiery stone larger than the Peloponnese.”
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Attributed to Anaxagoras:
“Mind alone is unmixed and pure, and rules over all things.”