Heraclitus on appreciation
“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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Nothing endures but change.
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HeraclitusHeraclitus Those who love wisdom must investigate many things.
HeraclitusHeraclitus War is father of all, and king of all. He renders some gods, others men; he makes some slaves, others free.
HeraclitusHeraclitus Man is on earth as in an egg.
HeraclitusHeraclitus Men that love wisdom must be acquainted with very many things indeed.
HeraclitusHeraclitus How can you hide from what never goes away?
HeraclitusHeraclitus There is nothing permanent except change.
HeraclitusHeraclitus You could not step twice into the same rivers; for other waters are ever flowing on to you.
HeraclitusHeraclitus Lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game. Kingship belongs to the child.
HeraclitusHeraclitus Silence, healing.
HeraclitusHeraclitus The sun is new each day.
HeraclitusHeraclitus The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts.
HeraclitusHeraclitus All is flux, nothing stays still.
HeraclitusHeraclitus Eyes are more accurate witnesses than ears.
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MoomerMoomer I’ve lost everything and my heart still praises me for everything I have, even is its just a pair of empty hands.
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SargamSargam You don’t need much to get started. A little courage is enough.
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Liberty is not less a blessing, because oppression has so long darkened the mind that it can not appreciate it.
Lucretia MottLucretia Mott Emulation is a noble and just passion, full of appreciation.
Friedrich SchillerFriedrich Schiller To appreciate the success you have to have had the failures. You have to accept that it is a journey and its not just tomorrow or the next day or next year.
Nicole KidmanNicole Kidman Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
SolonSolon The crowds treat me like my last name. When I go onstage people usually stand up, I never ask them to, but they do. They stand up and they don’t know how much I appreciate it.
B. B. KingB. B. King Just because I’m resisting the wine doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate the bouquet.
Stephenie MeyerStephenie Meyer I’m a boy who appreciates a good body, regardless of the make.
Vin DieselVin Diesel Love yourself, appreciate yourself, see the good in you and respect yourself.
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