The four elements are simply the primary, and most general, qualities by means of which the amorphous and purely quantitative substance of all bodies first reveals itself in differentiated form."
ðə fˈoːɹ ˈɛlɪmənts ɑːɹ sˈɪmpli ðə pɹˈaɪmɚɹi, ænd mˈoʊst dʒˈɛnɚɹəl, kwˈɔlᵻɾiz baɪ mˈiːnz ʌvwˈɪtʃ ðɪ ɐmˈoːɹfəs ænd pjˈʊɹli kwˈɔntᵻtˌeɪɾɪv sˈʌbstəns ʌv ˈɔːl bˈɑːdiz fˈɜːst ɹᵻvˈiːlz ɪtsˈɛlf ɪn dˌɪfɚɹˈɛnʃɪˌeɪɾᵻd fˈɔːɹm."