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Mortals are immortals and immortals are mortals, the one living the others’ death and dying the others’ life.

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Couples are wholes and not wholes, what agrees disagrees, the concordant is discordant. From all things one and from one all things.
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Agree Couple Disagree Relationship
Bigotry is the sacred disease.
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Disease One Liner Scare
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
Those who love wisdom must investigate many things.
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Investigation Love Wisdom
It is better to hide ignorance, but it is hard to do this when we relax over wine.
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Alcohol Hard Hide Ignorance Relax Wine
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
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
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
Because it is so unbelievable, the Truth often escapes being known.
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Believe Escape Truth
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
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
Silence, healing.
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One Liner
Wisdom is one thing, to know how to make true judgment, how all things are steered through all things.
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Judgment Steer True Wisdom
You could not step twice into the same rivers; for other waters are ever flowing on to you.
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Break Up Deep Flow Relationship River Step Water
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
How can you hide from what never goes away?
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Deep Experience Hide Situation

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