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The poet was a fool who wanted no conflict among us, gods or people. Harmony needs low and high, as progeny needs man and woman.

Heraclitus

If you do not expect the unexpected, you will not find it; for it is hard to be sought out and difficult.
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Difficult Expectation Hope Life Surprise Unexpected
To God all things are fair and good and right, but men hold some things wrong and some right.
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God Men Philosophy Right Wrong
Because it is so unbelievable, the Truth often escapes being known.
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Believe Escape Truth
Knowledge of divine things for the most part is lost to us by incredulity.
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Divine Knowledge Lost
Day by day, your choices, your thoughts, your actions fashion the person you become.
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Action Change Choice Fashion Person Personality
The sun is the width of a human foot.
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Feet Human One Liner Sun
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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Even what those with the greatest reputation for knowing it all claim to understand and defend are but opinions.
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The awake share a common world, but the asleep turn aside into private worlds.
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Awake Deep Private Share Sleep World
To get everything you want is not a good thing. Disease makes health seem sweet. Hunger leads to the appreciation of being full-fed. Tiredness creates the enjoyment of resting.
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Appreciation Disease Enjoyment Health Hunger Inspirational Sweet Tired Want
Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow. Nothing endures but change.
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Chnage Endurance Future Inspirational
We are most nearly ourselves when we achieve the seriousness of the child at play.
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Achievement Children Ourselves Play Serious
The unlike is joined together, and from differences results the most beautiful harmony.
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What are men? Mortal gods. What are gods? Immortal men.
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God Immortal Men
The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle.
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Wisdom is one thing, to know how to make true judgment, how all things are steered through all things.
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Judgment Steer True Wisdom

The poet was a fool who wanted no conflict among us, gods or people. Harmony needs low and high, as progeny needs man and woman.

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