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To God everything is beautiful, good, and just; humans, however, think some things are unjust and others just.

Heraclitus

Lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game. Kingship belongs to the child.
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Children King Lifetime Piece Play
A hidden connection is stronger than an obvious one.
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Connection Hide Life Relationship
All men have the capacity of knowing themselves and acting with moderation.
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Act Capacity Men Moderation
All is flux, nothing stays still.
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Change Deep Flux One Liner Relationship
Realize that war is common and justice is strife, and that all things come into being and pass away through strife.
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Justice Realize War
Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character.
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Character Creation Life Patient
And some men are as ignorant of what they do when awake as they are forgetful of what they do when asleep.
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Awake Forget Ignorance Men
It is better to hide ignorance, but it is hard to do this when we relax over wine.
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Alcohol Hard Hide Ignorance Relax Wine
Life has the name of life, but in reality it is death.
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Death Life Name Reality
You could not step twice into the same rivers; for other waters are ever flowing on to you.
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Break Up Deep Flow Relationship River Step Water
What are men? Mortal gods. What are gods? Immortal men.
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God Immortal Men
Character is destiny.
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Character Destiny One Liner
To God everything is beautiful, good, and just; humans, however, think some things are unjust and others just.
HERACLITUS

Beautiful God Goodness Human Thinking
The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle.
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Cattle Eternal Fame Goals Mortal People
Wisdom is the oneness of mind that guides and permeates all things.
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Guide Mind Positive Wisdom
Even what those with the greatest reputation for knowing it all claim to understand and defend are but opinions.
HERACLITUS

Claim Defend Opinion Reputation Understand

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