And some men are as ignorant of what they do when awake as they are forgetful of what they do when asleep.
HERACLITUSHistory 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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Deliberate violence is more to be quenched than a fire.
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The sun is new each day.
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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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We are most nearly ourselves when we achieve the seriousness of the child at play.
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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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Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony.
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There is exchange of all things for fire and of fire for all things, as there is of wares for gold and of gold for wares.
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Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow. Nothing endures but change.
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It is harder to fight pleasure than to fight emotion.
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Wisdom is the oneness of mind that guides and permeates all things.
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Day by day, your choices, your thoughts, your actions fashion the person you become.
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Eyes are more accurate witnesses than ears.
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The nature of things is in the habit of concealing itself.
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What are men? Mortal gods. What are gods? Immortal men.
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Life has the name of life, but in reality it is death.
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