What did Anaxagoras mean by: Appearances are a glimpse of the unseen. Anaxagoras Philosopher · Greece Copy
+ All things were together, infinite both in number and in smallness; for the small too was infinite. Author, January 9, 2024January 6, 2025, Anaxagoras, Infinity, Paradox, Unity, 0 Anaxagoras Philosopher · Greece
+ Men would live exceedingly quiet if these two words, mine and thine, were taken away. Author, January 9, 2024January 6, 2025, Anaxagoras, Conflict, Possession, Society, 0 Anaxagoras Philosopher · Greece
+ The sun provides the moon with its brightness. Author, July 30, 2023January 2, 2025, Anaxagoras, Celestial, Illumination, Interdependence, 0 Anaxagoras Philosopher · Greece
+ It is not I who have lost the Athenians, but the Athenians who have lost me. Author, January 9, 2024January 6, 2025, Anaxagoras, Alienation, Blame, Ego, 0 Anaxagoras Philosopher · Greece
+ The purpose of life is the investigation of the Sun, the Moon, and the heavens. Author, January 9, 2024January 6, 2025, Anaxagoras, Astronomy, Exploration, Purpose, 0 Anaxagoras Philosopher · Greece
+ Appearances are but a glimpse of what is hidden. Author, August 5, 2023January 2, 2025, Anaxagoras, Deception, Perception, Reality, 0 Anaxagoras Philosopher · Greece
+ In everything, there is a share of everything Author, September 18, 2023January 2, 2025, Anaxagoras, Interconnectedness, Sharing, Unity, 0 Anaxagoras Philosopher · Greece
+ Everything has a natural explanation. The moon is not a god but a great rock and the sun a hot rock. Author, January 9, 2024January 6, 2025, Anaxagoras, Naturalism, Rationality, Science, 0 Anaxagoras Philosopher · Greece
Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The extreme limit of wisdom, that’s what the public calls madness. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Since these mysteries exceed my grasp, I shall pretend to have organized them. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
