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One thing alone not even God can do,To make undone whatever hath been done.
Aristotle
Source: ARISTOTLE, The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle, trans. Robert Williams, book 6, chapter 2, p. 154 . Aristotle attributed these words to Agathon, an Athenian tragic poet who lived in the latter half of the fifth century B.C.In his column, Today and Tomorrow, Walter Lippmann attributed the same idea to George Santayana: He might meditate on Santayanas saying that not even God can change the past.New York Herald Tribune, June 11, 1951, p. 17. Unverified. · This quote is filed under Uncategorised · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation · Tell us if you know any facts or errors in this quote · Make a shirt with this quote on our USA or UK shop · Help your friends discover QB
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One thing alone not even God can do,To make undone whatever hath been done.