Heraclitus, Fragments, 54; http://philoctetes.free.fr/heraclitefraneng.htm and http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/GREECE/HERAC.HTM; also translated in such variants as:
The unapparent connection is more powerful than the apparent one
The hidden harmony is better than the open one.
The unapparent connection is more powerful than the apparent one
The hidden harmony is better than the open one.
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The hidden harmony is better than the obvious.
— Heraclitus on Alexander Pope
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The hidden harmony is better than the obvious." in the context of "Heraclitus, Fragments, 54; http://philoctetes.free.fr/heraclitefraneng.htm and http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/GREECE/HERAC.HTM; also translated in such variants as:
The unapparent connection is more powerful than the apparent one
The hidden harmony is better than the open one." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Alexander Pope" (Misattributed)
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About Heraclitus
Heraclitus of Ephesus (Ἡράκλειτος, Herakleitos; c. 535 BC – 475 BC) was a Greek philosopher, known for his doctrine of change being central to the universe, and for establishing the term Logos (λόγος) in Western philosophy as meaning both the source and fundamental order of the Cosmos.
About Heraclitus
Heraclitus of Ephesus (Ἡράκλειτος, Herakleitos; c. 535 BC – 475 BC) was a Greek philosopher, known for his doctrine of change being central to the universe, and for establishing the term Logos (λόγος) in Western philosophy as meaning both the source and fundamental order of the Cosmos.
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