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Ideas from 'reports' by Pittacus [610 BCE], by Theme Structure

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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 8. Transcendental Necessity
3016 Even the gods cannot strive against necessity
                        Full Idea: Even the gods cannot strive against necessity.
                        From: report of Pittacus (reports [c.610 BCE]) by Diogenes Laertius - Lives of Eminent Philosophers 01.5.4