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All things come out of the one, and the one out of all things.

Heraclitus

The unlike is joined together, and from differences results the most beautiful harmony.
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Beautiful Difference Harmony Join Process Result Togetherness
Knowledge of divine things for the most part is lost to us by incredulity.
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Divine Knowledge Lost
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 do the same thing over and over again is not only boredom: it is to be controlled by rather than to control what you do.
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Boredom Control Inspirational
History 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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Build Children History Majesty Man Power Sea World
Because it is so unbelievable, the Truth often escapes being known.
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Believe Escape Truth
Those who love wisdom must investigate many things.
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Investigation Love Wisdom
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
Without injustices, the name of justice would mean what?
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Injustice Justice Name
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
The road up and the road down is one and the same.
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Philosophy Road Same
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
The sun is new each day.
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Deep One Liner Sun Sunrise
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
Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
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Inspirational Late One Liner Seek World
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

All things come out of the one, and the one out of all things.

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