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History is a child building a sandcastle by the sea, and that child is the whole majesty of man’s power in the world.

Heraclitus

We are most nearly ourselves when we achieve the seriousness of the child at play.
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Achievement Children Ourselves Play Serious
Eyes are more accurate witnesses than ears.
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Accurate Ears Eyes Truth Witness
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
A hidden connection is stronger than an obvious one.
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Connection Hide Life Relationship
Time is a game played beautifully by children.
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Beautiful Children Game Play Time
Change alone is unchanging.
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Alone Change Inspirational One Liner
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
Silence, healing.
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One Liner
Wisdom is the oneness of mind that guides and permeates all things.
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Guide Mind Positive Wisdom
Greater dooms win greater destinies.
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Destiny Motivational One Liner
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
The awake share a common world, but the asleep turn aside into private worlds.
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Awake Deep Private Share Sleep World
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
Whoever cannot seek the unforeseen sees nothing for the known way is an impasse.
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Philosophy Seek Wisdom
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
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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Boredom Control Inspirational

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