Plato, Sophist, section 252e

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[252e]

Stranger
And certainly one of these three must be true; either all things will mingle with one another, or none will do so, or some will and others will not.

Theaetetus
Of course.

Stranger
And certainly the first two were found to be impossible.

Theaetetus
Yes.

Stranger
Then everybody who wishes to answer correctly will adopt the remaining one of the three possibilities.

Theaetetus
Precisely.

Stranger
Now since some things will commingle and others will not,

Plato. Plato in Twelve Volumes, Vol. 12 translated by Harold N. Fowler. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921.

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