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We are most nearly ourselves when we achieve the seriousness of the child at play.

Heraclitus

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
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
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
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
Deliberate violence is more to be quenched than a fire.
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Deliberate Fire Violence
All men have the capacity of knowing themselves and acting with moderation.
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Act Capacity Men Moderation
Bigotry is the sacred disease.
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Disease One Liner Scare
Time is a game played beautifully by children.
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Beautiful Children Game Play Time
Allow yourself to think only those thoughts that match your principles and can bear the bright light of day.
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Bright Inspirational Light Principle Thinking
Eyes and ears are bad witnesses to men having barbarian souls.
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Ears Eyes Men Soul Truth Witness
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
Big results require big ambitions.
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Ambition Business Motivational One Liner Result Work Hard
Because it is so unbelievable, the Truth often escapes being known.
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Believe Escape Truth
Fire lives in the death of earth, air lives in the death of fire, water lives in the death of air, and earth in the death of water.
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Air Death Earth Fire Live Philosophy Water
Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow. Nothing endures but change.
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Chnage Endurance Future Inspirational
Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.
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Envy Happiness Inspirational Jealousy

We are most nearly ourselves when we achieve the seriousness of the child at play.

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