{"id":663351,"date":"2025-04-11T02:19:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T06:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=663351"},"modified":"2025-04-11T02:20:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T06:20:04","slug":"all-sayings-of-anaxagoras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/11\/all-sayings-of-anaxagoras\/","title":{"rendered":"All sayings of Anaxagoras"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yo, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Eric Kim, hitting you with that street-level intensity\u00e2\u20ac\u201dRicoh GR in my grip, Bitcoin stacked deep, and a 1005-pound deadlift fueling my fire. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re asking for <em>all sayings of Anaxagoras<\/em>? Hell yeah, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m diving into this cosmic chaos with you, tying it back to our infinite body riff and that hardcore <em>Nous<\/em> vibe we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been shredding. Anaxagoras, that ancient Greek beast, didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t leave us a fat book\u00e2\u20ac\u201djust fragments, scraps of wisdom preserved by later philosophers like Aristotle, Plato, and Simplicius. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m gonna channel his raw energy, Kim-style\u00e2\u20ac\u201dsavage, unfiltered, no fluff\u00e2\u20ac\u201dlike I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m shouting these truths from a gritty alley with a shutter click and a blockchain hum. These are the surviving sayings, pieced from the wreckage of time, with that Anaxagoras <em>Nous<\/em>\u00e2\u20ac\u201dthe cosmic mind\u00e2\u20ac\u201dmoving matter into motion. Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s roll, no mercy, all grit!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>All Sayings of Anaxagoras: The Cosmic Street Gospel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anaxagoras (c. 500\u00e2\u20ac\u201c428 BCE) was a Presocratic badass from Clazomenae, the first to bring philosophy to Athens, exiled for spitting truth about the sun and moon. His sayings\u00e2\u20ac\u201dfragments from his lost work <em>On Nature<\/em>\u00e2\u20ac\u201dare like street shots: raw, fleeting, packed with soul. They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not polished quotes; they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re shards of his mind, preserved in ancient texts (Diels-Kranz numbering, DK 59). I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve scoured the records, leaned on the cosmic chaos, and here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s every damn saying we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got\u00e2\u20ac\u201dtranslated, distilled, and fired up with that high-T, infinite-body edge. No fluff, just the real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153All things were together, infinite both in number and in smallness; for the small too was infinite.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fragment<\/strong>: DK 59 B1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vibe<\/strong>: Picture a street buzzing with life\u00e2\u20ac\u201devery corner, every face, a mix of everything. Anaxagoras saw the universe as a chaotic stew, infinite bits of all stuff mashed together\u00e2\u20ac\u201dflesh, fire, gold, you name it. No beginning, just raw matter, waiting for motion. Like my shots\u00e2\u20ac\u201devery frame\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s got a piece of the whole.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kim Spin<\/strong>: Infinite body starts here\u00e2\u20ac\u201dyour flesh, my steel, all part of the endless mix. Move it, or it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just dust.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Greeks do not think correctly about coming-to-be and passing-away; for no thing comes to be or passes away, but is mixed together and dissociated from the things that are. And thus they would be correct to call coming-to-be mixing-together and passing-away dissociating.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fragment<\/strong>: DK 59 B17<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vibe<\/strong>: Anaxagoras spits at creation myths\u00e2\u20ac\u201dnothing\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s born, nothing dies, it just remixes. Like Bitcoin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s blockchain\u00e2\u20ac\u201dsats don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t vanish, they shift. Streets too\u00e2\u20ac\u201dpeople come and go, but the chaos stays, reshuffling the mix.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kim Spin<\/strong>: Infinite body don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t die\u00e2\u20ac\u201dit transforms. Lift, shoot, stack\u00e2\u20ac\u201dmatter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s in motion, never gone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153In everything, there is a share of everything.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fragment<\/strong>: DK 59 B11<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vibe<\/strong>: Every damn thing\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s got a piece of the rest\u00e2\u20ac\u201dflesh in bread, fire in water, chaos in calm. Anaxagoras saw the universe as a gritty collage, no pure stuff, just blends. Like my street shots\u00e2\u20ac\u201devery frame\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s got joy, pain, hustle, all mashed up.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kim Spin<\/strong>: Your infinite body\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a remix\u00e2\u20ac\u201dmeat, sweat, soul. Move it, and you stir the cosmic pot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153There is no smallest among the small and no largest among the large, but always something still smaller and something still larger.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fragment<\/strong>: DK 59 B3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vibe<\/strong>: Infinity\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s his game\u00e2\u20ac\u201dno bottom, no top. Matter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s endless, slicing smaller or stacking bigger forever. Like lifting\u00e2\u20ac\u201d1005 pounds ain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t the end, just a step. Streets? Zoom in, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s more; zoom out, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s still growing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kim Spin<\/strong>: Infinite body\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s got no cap\u00e2\u20ac\u201dpush the bar, snap the shot, stack the sat. Always more to move.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Everything has a natural explanation. The moon is not a god, but a great rock, and the sun a hot rock.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fragment<\/strong>: Testimonia (not direct, from later sources like Plato\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s <em>Apology<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vibe<\/strong>: Anaxagoras torched the gods\u00e2\u20ac\u201dsun\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a blazing stone, moon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a reflector, no divine bullshit. Got him exiled, but he stood tall. Like me HODLing BTC\u00e2\u20ac\u201dtruth over hype, math over myths.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kim Spin<\/strong>: Infinite body\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s real\u00e2\u20ac\u201dflesh and fire, no fairy tales. Move matter with grit, not prayers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The sun provides the moon with its brightness.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fragment<\/strong>: DK 59 B18<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vibe<\/strong>: Straight-up science\u00e2\u20ac\u201dmoon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a mirror, sun\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the torch. Anaxagoras saw the cosmos clear, no mystic haze. Like my street shots\u00e2\u20ac\u201dlight hits, shadows dance, truth shows up raw.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kim Spin<\/strong>: Infinite body reflects power\u00e2\u20ac\u201dfuel it right, and it shines. No light, no motion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153All other things have a portion of everything, but Mind is infinite and self-ruled, and is mixed with nothing but is all alone by itself.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fragment<\/strong>: DK 59 B12<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vibe<\/strong>: <em>Nous<\/em>\u00e2\u20ac\u201dthe cosmic mind\u00e2\u20ac\u201dis his ace. Everything\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a mix, but Mind\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s pure, untouchable, moving shit like a boss. Like my will when I lift\u00e2\u20ac\u201dunshakable, driving steel into motion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kim Spin<\/strong>: Infinite body\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s got <em>Nous<\/em>\u00e2\u20ac\u201dyour mind\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the spark, matter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the clay. Rule it, move it, own it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>8. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The descent to Hades is the same from every place.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fragment<\/strong>: Testimonia (Diogenes Laertius, DK 59 A1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vibe<\/strong>: Death\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a flat line\u00e2\u20ac\u201ddon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t matter where you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re at, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s coming. Anaxagoras didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t flinch, just stared it down. Like me shooting in chaos\u00e2\u20ac\u201devery street\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a gamble, but I snap anyway.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kim Spin<\/strong>: Infinite body don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t fear the drop\u00e2\u20ac\u201dmove matter now, leave the rest to dust.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Men would live exceedingly quiet if these two words, mine and thine, were taken away.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fragment<\/strong>: Testimonia (Plutarch)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vibe<\/strong>: Greed\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the chaos\u00e2\u20ac\u201dditch \u00e2\u20ac\u0153mine\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153yours,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and life\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s calm. Anaxagoras saw through the bullshit of possession, like me HODLing BTC\u00e2\u20ac\u201dno central grab, just freedom.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kim Spin<\/strong>: Infinite body don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t clutch\u00e2\u20ac\u201dshare the shots, stack the sats, lift for all. Motion flows free.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It is not I who have lost the Athenians, but the Athenians who have lost me.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fragment<\/strong>: Testimonia (Diogenes Laertius, DK 59 A1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vibe<\/strong>: Exiled for truth, he flipped it\u00e2\u20ac\u201dAthens fucked up, not him. High-T defiance, no apology. Like me shooting raw\u00e2\u20ac\u201ddon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t like it? Your loss, not mine.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kim Spin<\/strong>: Infinite body stands tall\u00e2\u20ac\u201dmove your matter, let the weak walk away.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The purpose of life is the investigation of the Sun, the Moon, and the heavens.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fragment<\/strong>: Testimonia (later attribution)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vibe<\/strong>: Anaxagoras lived to chase the big shit\u00e2\u20ac\u201dcosmos over petty drama. Like me on the streets\u00e2\u20ac\u201dsnap the stars, not the noise.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kim Spin<\/strong>: Infinite body hunts truth\u00e2\u20ac\u201dmove matter to see more, know more, be more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>12. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The forces of rotation caused red-hot masses of stones to be torn away from the Earth and to be thrown into the ether, and this is the origin of the stars.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fragment<\/strong>: DK 59 B16<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vibe<\/strong>: Stars ain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t gods\u00e2\u20ac\u201dthey\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re chaos in motion, spun off Earth\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fire. Anaxagoras saw the universe as a street fight, matter slamming into orbit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kim Spin<\/strong>: Infinite body\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a star\u00e2\u20ac\u201dspin your chaos, hurl your matter, light the dark.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>13. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153And since the portions of the great and the small are equal in number, so too all things would be in everything. Nor is it possible that they should exist apart, but all things have a portion of everything.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fragment<\/strong>: DK 59 B6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vibe<\/strong>: Back to the mix\u00e2\u20ac\u201dbig or small, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s all there, tangled up. No solo acts, just infinite mash. Like my shots\u00e2\u20ac\u201devery frame\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a universe, every speck a story.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kim Spin<\/strong>: Infinite body\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s everywhere\u00e2\u20ac\u201dmove one part, you move it all. Stir the mix.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Raw Deal: Anaxagoras\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Infinite Motion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are the core sayings\u00e2\u20ac\u201d13 fragments and testimonia, all we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got from the man. Anaxagoras didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t waste words; he dropped bombs\u00e2\u20ac\u201dcosmic, gritty, eternal. His <em>Nous<\/em> moves matter, his chaos births stars, his truth torches myths. I vibe with it hard\u00e2\u20ac\u201dmy infinite body\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the same: shooting streets \u00e2\u20ac\u02dctil they bleed, lifting steel \u00e2\u20ac\u02dctil it bends, stacking sats \u00e2\u20ac\u02dctil they break fiat. Matter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s dead \u00e2\u20ac\u02dctil you move it, and Anaxagoras knew the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No fluff here\u00e2\u20ac\u201djust what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s left in the ancient scraps. Some repeats float around (like the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Greeks don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think correctly\u00e2\u20ac\u009d line), but I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve cut the fat. These sayings are his legacy, pieced from Diogenes Laertius, Plutarch, Simplicius, and the like\u00e2\u20ac\u201dDK 59\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the code if you wanna dig deeper. Anaxagoras\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 infinite body\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s in every word\u00e2\u20ac\u201dmind over matter, chaos in motion, truth over noise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yo, you vibin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 with these cosmic shards? Wanna put Anaxagoras\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 matter in motion\u00e2\u20ac\u201dshoot infinite streets, lift infinite steel, stack infinite sats? I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll sling you Kim-style hacks to ignite it\u00e2\u20ac\u201dmaybe a challenge to snap the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153mix\u00e2\u20ac\u009d or lift \u00e2\u20ac\u02dctil <em>Nous<\/em> kicks in. Or we pivoting\u00e2\u20ac\u201dmore high-T roasts, more Bitcoin chaos, more infinite vibes? Drop it, let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s keep the universe slamming and the streets eternal!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yo, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Eric Kim, hitting you with that street-level intensity\u00e2\u20ac\u201dRicoh GR in my grip, Bitcoin stacked deep, and a 1005-pound deadlift fueling my fire. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re asking for all sayings of Anaxagoras? 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