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The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold.
Aristotle (384-322 BC) Greek philosopher
On the Heavens [De Caelo, Περὶ οὐρανοῦ], Book 1, ch. 5 (1.5) / 271b.9-10 (350 BC) [tr. Stock (1922)]
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Alternate translation:
A small deviation from the truth at the beginning multiplies itself ten thousand-fold.
[tr. Hankinson (2004)]
Added on 1-Feb-04 | Last updated 28-Jun-22
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Topics: complication, compounding, deviation, error, flaw, imprecision, truth
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