Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it.
HERACLITUSHistory is a child building a sandcastle by the sea, and that child is the whole majesty of man’s power in the world.
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Deliberate violence is more to be quenched than a fire.
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Nature loves to hide.
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Men that love wisdom must be acquainted with very many things indeed.
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Day by day, what you do is who you become.
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The nature of things is in the habit of concealing itself.
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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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Allow yourself to think only those thoughts that match your principles and can bear the bright light of day.
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War is the mother of everything.
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Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow. Nothing endures but change.
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All things come into being by conflict of opposites.
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What are men? Mortal gods. What are gods? Immortal men.
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It is hard to contend against one’s heart’s desire; for whatever it wishes to have it buys at the cost of soul.
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How can you hide from what never goes away?
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Abundance of knowledge does not teach men to be wise.
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Even a soul submerged in sleep is hard at work and helps make something of the world.
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