“She was hiding in the best possible way, masquerading as herself!”
Section 4 (p. 314)
Midnight Robber (2000)
“Nature is wont to hide herself.”
Fragment 123
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φύσις κρύπτεσθαι φιλεῖ
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Heraclitus 46
pre-Socratic Greek philosopher -535Related quotes
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As translated by Arthur Imerti (1964)
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This has also appeared in the alternate form: "What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning."
Physics and Philosophy (1958)
Variant: What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning.
Source: Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern Science