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To be evenminded is the greatest virtue. Wisdom is to speak the truth and act in keeping with its nature.

Heraclitus

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 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
Even what those with the greatest reputation for knowing it all claim to understand and defend are but opinions.
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Claim Defend Opinion Reputation Understand
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
Stupidity is better kept a secret than displayed.
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Display Secret Stupidity
Abundance of knowledge does not teach men to be wise.
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Abundance Knowledge Men Teaching Wise
Realize that war is common and justice is strife, and that all things come into being and pass away through strife.
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Justice Realize War
It is harder to fight pleasure than to fight emotion.
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Emotion Fight Life Pleasure
Mortals are immortals and immortals are mortals, the one living the others’ death and dying the others’ life.
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Death Immortal Live Mortal
A hidden connection is stronger than an obvious one.
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Connection Hide Life Relationship
Because it is so unbelievable, the Truth often escapes being known.
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Believe Escape Truth
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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Break Up Deep Flow Relationship River Step Water
Men that love wisdom must be acquainted with very many things indeed.
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Indeed Love Men Wisdom
Justice will overtake fabricators of lies and false witnesses.
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False Justice Lie Witness
The Cosmos was not made by gods but always was and is eternal fire.
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Cosmoc Eternal Fire God
Whoever cannot seek the unforeseen sees nothing for the known way is an impasse.
HERACLITUS

Philosophy Seek Wisdom

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