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Quotation from Fragments by Heraclitus

“The dry soul is the wisest and best”

Heraclitus

Fragments, DK 118 (Bywater 74), trans. John Burnet (1892)

The positive counterpart of the drunkard fragment: wisdom as dryness and fiery clarity of soul.

Citation: "The dry soul is the wisest and best" — Heraclitus, Fragments, DK 118 (Bywater 74), trans. John Burnet (1892). (id fragments-q6)

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