Anaximander Quotes
Anaximander was a Greek philosopher of Miletus, a pupil and successor of Thales, born around 610 BC. He is the first known thinker to have written a work of natural philosophy in prose and the first to propose a non-mythological account of the origin of the cosmos. The quotes below are attributed to Anaximander, organized by topic.
Anaximander on God
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Attributed to Anaximander:
“There are innumerable worlds, which are gods.”
Anaximander on Nature
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Attributed to Anaximander:
“The first principle of things that are is the boundless.”
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Attributed to Anaximander:
“Whence things have their origin, thence also their destruction happens, according to necessity; for they give to each other justice and recompense for their injustice in conformity with the ordinance of Time.”
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Attributed to Anaximander:
“The earth is cylindrical in shape, and its depth is a third of its breadth.”
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Attributed to Anaximander:
“The first living creatures were born in moisture, enclosed in thorny barks; and as their age increased, they came forth upon the drier part.”