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No one that encounters prosperity does not also encounter danger.

Heraclitus

Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony.
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Competitor Control Discord Harmony Politics
War is father of all, and king of all. He renders some gods, others men; he makes some slaves, others free.
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Freedom God King Slave War
How can you hide from what never goes away?
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Deep Experience Hide Situation
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 soul is dyed the color of its thoughts. Think only on those things that are in line with your principles and can bear the light of day. The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you do is who you become. Your integrity is your destiny – it is the light that guides your way.
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Character Choice Color Principle Soul Thought
Character is destiny.
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Character Destiny One Liner
Applicants for wisdom do what I have done: inquire within
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Done Inquiry Knowledge 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
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
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.
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Boredom Control Inspirational
Religion is a disease, but it is a noble disease.
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Disease Noble Religion
War is the mother of everything.
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One Liner War
There is exchange of all things for fire and of fire for all things, as there is of wares for gold and of gold for wares.
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exchange Fire Gold Wave
Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it.
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Alcohol Evening Ignorance Reveal Wine
Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
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Inspirational Late One Liner Seek World
The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle.
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Cattle Eternal Fame Goals Mortal People

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