Character is destiny.
HERACLITUSPeople ought to fight to keep their law as to defend the citys walls.
More Heraclitus Quotes
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There is exchange of all things for fire and of fire for all things, as there is of wares for gold and of gold for wares.
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The awake share a common world, but the asleep turn aside into private worlds.
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The sun is the width of a human foot.
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Wisdom consists in speaking and acting the truth.
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The nature of things is in the habit of concealing itself.
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No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.
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War is the mother of everything.
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When men dream, each has his own world. When they are awake, they have a common world.
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Nature loves to hide.
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Those who love wisdom must investigate many things.
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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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Applicants for wisdom do what I have done: inquire within
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Time is a game played beautifully by children.
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The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts. Think only on those things that are in line with your principles and can bear the light of day. The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you do is who you become. Your integrity is your destiny – it is the light that guides your way.
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Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it.
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