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It is difficult to fight against anger; for a man will buy revenge with his soul.

Heraclitus

Knowledge of divine things for the most part is lost to us by incredulity.
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Divine Knowledge Lost
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
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
Wisdom consists in speaking and acting the truth.
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Act Consist Speak Truth Wisdom
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
Stupidity is better kept a secret than displayed.
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Display Secret Stupidity
Whoever cannot seek the unforeseen sees nothing for the known way is an impasse.
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Philosophy Seek Wisdom
When men dream, each has his own world. When they are awake, they have a common world.
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Awake Common Dreams Men World
All men have the capacity of knowing themselves and acting with moderation.
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Act Capacity Men Moderation
We are most nearly ourselves when we achieve the seriousness of the child at play.
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Achievement Children Ourselves Play Serious
The Cosmos was not made by gods but always was and is eternal fire.
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Cosmoc Eternal Fire God
Greater dooms win greater destinies.
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Destiny Motivational One Liner
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
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
The sun is the width of a human foot.
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Feet Human One Liner Sun
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

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