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Old 03-17-2008, 12:28 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by Archaea View Post
Okay, that's where the reference comes from. It sounds cool, and is something I actually kinda understood.
Where did you find this quote?

I'm familiar with a different version:

Πᾷ βῶ καὶ χαριστίωνι τὰν γᾶν κινήσω πᾶσαν

"Say where and with a lever I will move the entire world." (Doric is a tough dialect)

[Diodorus Siculus 26.18.34.]
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