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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.

Heraclitus

Abundance of knowledge does not teach men to be wise.
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Abundance Knowledge Men Teaching Wise
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
Doctors cut, burn, and torture the sick, and then demand of them an undeserved fee for such services.
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Burn Demand Deserve Doctor Fee Service Sick Torture
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 in changing that we find purpose.
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Change Finding One Liner Purpose
All things come out of the one, and the one out of all things.
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Inspirational Life
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
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
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
Wisdom consists in speaking and acting the truth.
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Act Consist Speak Truth Wisdom
Day by day, your choices, your thoughts, your actions fashion the person you become.
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Action Change Choice Fashion Person Personality
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
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
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
The unlike is joined together, and from differences results the most beautiful harmony.
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Beautiful Difference Harmony Join Process Result Togetherness
Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it.
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Alcohol Evening Ignorance Reveal Wine

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