Speusippus Quotes on Nature
Speusippus was a Greek philosopher of Athens, the nephew of Plato, and his successor as scholarch of the Academy from 347 BC to his death in 339 BC. This page collects quotes attributed to Speusippus on the topic of nature, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Speusippus:
“The One is beyond being and beyond goodness.”
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Attributed to Speusippus:
“Mathematics stands between sensible things and the eternal forms.”
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Attributed to Speusippus:
“The good lies in the perfection of one's nature.”
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Attributed to Speusippus:
“Likeness, not identity, is the relation of things to their principles.”