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Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character.
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Character Creation Life Patient
Eyes and ears are bad witnesses to men having barbarian souls.
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Ears Eyes Men Soul Truth Witness
All things come out of the one, and the one out of all things.
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Inspirational Life
What are men? Mortal gods. What are gods? Immortal men.
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God Immortal Men
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
Day by day, what you do is who you become.
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Character Inspirational One Liner
Mortals are immortals and immortals are mortals, the one living the others’ death and dying the others’ life.
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Death Immortal Live Mortal
To get everything you want is not a good thing. Disease makes health seem sweet. Hunger leads to the appreciation of being full-fed. Tiredness creates the enjoyment of resting.
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Appreciation Disease Enjoyment Health Hunger Inspirational Sweet Tired Want
The Cosmos was not made by gods but always was and is eternal fire.
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Cosmoc Eternal Fire God
Dog bark at what they don’t understand.
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Bark Dog Insult Stupidity Understand
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
Without injustices, the name of justice would mean what?
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Injustice Justice Name
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
Religion is a disease, but it is a noble disease.
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Disease Noble Religion
Men that love wisdom must be acquainted with very many things indeed.
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Indeed Love Men Wisdom
Big results require big ambitions.
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Ambition Business Motivational One Liner Result Work Hard

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