He Say, He Sigh, He Sow #47 Monday, 13th Nov, 2017 by Krilling for Company in Literature, Quotations, The Sea, Translation and tagged ancient Greek, Empedocles, salt, saltiness of seawater, sea salt, seawater, sweat, sweat of the earth, the earth, the sea …γῆς ἱδρῶτα θάλασσαν… — Ἐμπεδοκλῆς “The sea is the sweat of the earth.” — Empedocles (c. 495–435 BC), Fragments 165 Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading... Related