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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

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
Knowledge is not intelligence.
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Intelligence Knowledge One Liner
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
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
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
Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.
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Envy Happiness Inspirational Jealousy
The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts.
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Color Soul Thought
No one that encounters prosperity does not also encounter danger.
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Danger Encounter Prosperity
Deliberate violence is more to be quenched than a fire.
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Deliberate Fire Violence
The sun is new each day.
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Deep One Liner Sun Sunrise
Eyes and ears are bad witnesses to men having barbarian souls.
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Ears Eyes Men Soul Truth Witness
There is exchange of all things for fire and of fire for all things, as there is of wares for gold and of gold for wares.
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exchange Fire Gold Wave
What are men? Mortal gods. What are gods? Immortal men.
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God Immortal Men
Because it is so unbelievable, the Truth often escapes being known.
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Believe Escape Truth
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
Time is a game played beautifully by children.
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Beautiful Children Game Play Time

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