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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.

Heraclitus

Life has the name of life, but in reality it is death.
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Death Life Name Reality
Eyes are more accurate witnesses than ears.
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Accurate Ears Eyes Truth Witness
Knowledge of divine things for the most part is lost to us by incredulity.
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Divine Knowledge Lost
Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it.
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Alcohol Evening Ignorance Reveal Wine
It is difficult to fight against anger; for a man will buy revenge with his soul.
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Anger Difficult Fight Man Revenge Soul
Day by day, your choices, your thoughts, your actions fashion the person you become.
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Action Change Choice Fashion Person Personality
Silence, healing.
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One Liner
Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn’t even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.
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Army Battle Fighter Lucky Men Target Warrior
Fire lives in the death of earth, air lives in the death of fire, water lives in the death of air, and earth in the death of water.
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Air Death Earth Fire Live Philosophy Water
There is nothing permanent except change.
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Change Except Inspirational Life One Liner Permanent
To God everything is beautiful, good, and just; humans, however, think some things are unjust and others just.
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Beautiful God Goodness Human Thinking
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
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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Buy Cost Desire Hard Heart Soul
Nothing is, everything is becoming.
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Change Life One Liner Philosophy
The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle.
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Cattle Eternal Fame Goals Mortal People
The awake share a common world, but the asleep turn aside into private worlds.
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Awake Deep Private Share Sleep 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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