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Full Idea
It is not possible to say truly at the same time that the same thing both is and is not a man.
Gist of Idea
We cannot say that one thing both is and is not a man
Source
Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 1006b33)
Book Ref
Aristotle: 'Metaphysics', ed/tr. Lawson-Tancred,Hugh [Penguin 1998], p.92