The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle.
HERACLITUSKnowledge is not intelligence.
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Men that love wisdom must be acquainted with very many things indeed.
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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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Men who wish to know about the world must learn about it in its particular details.
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It is in changing that we find purpose.
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Without injustices, the name of justice would mean what?
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To be evenminded is the greatest virtue. Wisdom is to speak the truth and act in keeping with its nature.
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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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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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The poet was a fool who wanted no conflict among us, gods or people. Harmony needs low and high, as progeny needs man and woman.
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All are one.
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Stupidity is better kept a secret than displayed.
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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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It is difficult to fight against anger; for a man will buy revenge with his soul.
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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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Abundance of knowledge does not teach men to be wise.
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