Realize that war is common and justice is strife, and that all things come into being and pass away through strife.
HERACLITUSEyes and ears are bad witnesses to men having barbarian souls.
More Heraclitus Quotes
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The road up and the road down is one and the same.
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Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it.
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Much learning does not teach understanding.
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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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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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The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts.
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Greater dooms win greater destinies.
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Lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game. Kingship belongs to the child.
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History is a child building a sandcastle by the sea, and that child is the whole majesty of man’s power in the world.
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Day by day, what you do is who you become.
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The world is nothing but a great desire to live and a great dissatisfaction with living.
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Knowing many things doesn’t teach insight.
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Those who love wisdom must investigate many things.
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War is the mother of everything.
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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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