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The poet was a fool who wanted no conflict among us, gods or people. Harmony needs low and high, as progeny needs man and woman.
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Conflict Fools God Harmony Man People Poet Woman
To be evenminded is the greatest virtue. Wisdom is to speak the truth and act in keeping with its nature.
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Act Nature Speak Truth Virtue Wisdom
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
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
Eyes and ears are bad witnesses to men having barbarian souls.
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Ears Eyes Men Soul Truth Witness
You may travel far and wide but never will you find the boundaries of the soul.
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Boundary Death Life Soul Travel
You won’t discover the limits of the soul, however far you go.
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Discover Experience Explore Limitation Soul Travel
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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Buy Cost Desire Hard Heart Soul
The sun is new each day.
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Deep One Liner Sun Sunrise
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
Knowledge is not intelligence.
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Intelligence Knowledge One Liner
The universal cosmic process was not created by any god or man.
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Atheist Cosmic Creation God Man Process Universe
Whoever cannot seek the unforeseen sees nothing for the known way is an impasse.
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Philosophy Seek Wisdom
Knowledge of divine things for the most part is lost to us by incredulity.
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Divine Knowledge Lost
A hidden connection is stronger than an obvious one.
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Connection Hide Life Relationship
The awake share a common world, but the asleep turn aside into private worlds.
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Awake Deep Private Share Sleep World

All are one.

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