Plato, Philebus, section 26a

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[26a]

Protarchus
Certainly.

Socrates
And in the acute and the grave, the quick and the slow, which are unlimited, the addition of these same elements creates a limit and establishes the whole art of music in all its perfection, does it not?

Protarchus
Excellent.

Socrates
And again in the case of cold and hot weather, the introduction of these elements removes the excess and indefiniteness and creates moderation and harmony.

Protarchus
Assuredly.

Socrates
And thence arise the seasons and all the beauties of our world,

Plato. Plato in Twelve Volumes, Vol. 9 translated by Harold N. Fowler. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1925.

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