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The earth is flat, being borne upon air, and similarly the sun, moon and the other heavenly bodies, which are all fiery, ride upon the air through their flatness.

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To what purpose should I trouble myself in searching out the secrets of the stars, having death or slavery continually before my eyes?

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Just as our soul, which is air, holds us together, so breath and air surround the whole cosmos.

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Born: 586 BC
Died: 528 BC (aged 58)
Bio: Anaximenes of Miletus was an Ancient Greek Pre-Socratic philosopher active in the latter half of the 6th century BC. One of the three Milesian philosophers, he is identified as a younger friend or student of Anaximander.

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