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The sun is the width of a human foot.

Heraclitus

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
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
A hidden connection is stronger than an obvious one.
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Connection Hide Life Relationship
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
The sun is the width of a human foot.
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Feet Human One Liner Sun
History is a child building a sandcastle by the sea, and that child is the whole majesty of man’s power in the world.
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Build Children History Majesty Man Power Sea World
The awake share a common world, but the asleep turn aside into private worlds.
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Awake Deep Private Share Sleep World
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
The road up and the road down is one and the same.
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Philosophy Road Same
You may travel far and wide but never will you find the boundaries of the soul.
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Boundary Death Life Soul Travel
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
Silence, healing.
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One Liner
Couples are wholes and not wholes, what agrees disagrees, the concordant is discordant. From all things one and from one all things.
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Agree Couple Disagree Relationship
We are most nearly ourselves when we achieve the seriousness of the child at play.
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Achievement Children Ourselves Play Serious
Men who wish to know about the world must learn about it in its particular details.
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Detail Inspirational Learning Men Particular World
It is difficult to fight against anger; for a man will buy revenge with his soul.
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Anger Difficult Fight Man Revenge Soul

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