Dois Ditos Sobre o Coração

So some thoughts and emotions are not up to us, nor are the actions performed in response to such thoughts and calculations, but as Philolaus said, some reasons are stronger than we are.

[ὥστε καὶ διάνοιαί τινες καὶ πάθη οὐκ ἐφ' ἡμῖν εἰσίν, ἢ πράξεις αἱ κατὰ τὰς τοιαύτας διανοίας καὶ λογισμούς, ἀλλ' ὥσπερ Φιλόλαος ἔφη εἶναί τινας λόγους κρείττους ἡμῶν.]

Filolau DK B16 (= Aristóteles,  Ética a Eudemo 1125a30-33)

The Texts of Early Greek Philosophy, Cambridge: 2010 (trad.: Daniel Graham)

É difícil lutar com o coração, pois paga-se com a alma.
χαλεπὸν θυμῷ μάχεσθαι· ψυχῆς γὰρ ὠνεῖται.

Heraclito DK B85 

Fragmentos Contextualizados. Lisboa, INCM: 2005. (trad.: Alexandre Costa)