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War is father of all, and king of all. He renders some gods, others men; he makes some slaves, others free.

Heraclitus

You may travel far and wide but never will you find the boundaries of the soul.
HERACLITUS

Boundary Death Life Soul Travel
All men have the capacity of knowing themselves and acting with moderation.
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Act Capacity Men Moderation
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
Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow. Nothing endures but change.
HERACLITUS

Chnage Endurance Future Inspirational
To do the same thing over and over again is not only boredom: it is to be controlled by rather than to control what you do.
HERACLITUS

Boredom Control Inspirational
Much learning does not teach understanding.
HERACLITUS

Inspirational Learning Teaching Understand
To be evenminded is the greatest virtue. Wisdom is to speak the truth and act in keeping with its nature.
HERACLITUS

Act Nature Speak Truth Virtue Wisdom
Even a soul submerged in sleep is hard at work and helps make something of the world.
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Help Philosophy Sleep Soul Work Hard World
War is the mother of everything.
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One Liner War
Justice will overtake fabricators of lies and false witnesses.
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False Justice Lie Witness
There is nothing permanent except change.
HERACLITUS

Change Except Inspirational Life One Liner Permanent
Day by day, your choices, your thoughts, your actions fashion the person you become.
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Action Change Choice Fashion Person Personality
And some men are as ignorant of what they do when awake as they are forgetful of what they do when asleep.
HERACLITUS

Awake Forget Ignorance Men
People ought to fight to keep their law as to defend the citys walls.
HERACLITUS

City Defend Fight Freedom People Philosophy Wall Wisdom
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
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

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