Fragment 20
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γενόμενοι ζώειν ἐθέλουσι μόρους τ' ἔχειν, μᾶλλον δὲ ἀναπαύεσθαι, καὶ παῖδας καταλείπουσι μόρους γενέσθαι
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[ Hide commentary ]It is difficult to determine exactly which parts of this fragment are authentic quotations of Heraclitus. It seems clear that Clement, the source for this fragment, at least added "— or rather to rest —", but I take the rest as a quotation.