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

Heraclitus

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
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
If you do not hope, you will not win that which is not hoped for, since it is unattainable and inaccessible.
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Access Attain Hope Win
Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow. Nothing endures but change.
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Chnage Endurance Future Inspirational
No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.
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Break Up Deep Flow Relationship River Step Water
Because it is so unbelievable, the Truth often escapes being known.
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Believe Escape Truth
Lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game. Kingship belongs to the child.
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Children King Lifetime Piece Play
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
The nature of things is in the habit of concealing itself.
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Conceal Habit Nature
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
Justice will overtake fabricators of lies and false witnesses.
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False Justice Lie Witness
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
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 universal cosmic process was not created by any god or man.
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Atheist Cosmic Creation God Man Process Universe
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
It is harder to fight pleasure than to fight emotion.
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Emotion Fight Life Pleasure

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

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