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Because it is so unbelievable, the Truth often escapes being known.

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Fire lives in the death of earth, air lives in the death of fire, water lives in the death of air, and earth in the death of water.
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Air Death Earth Fire Live Philosophy Water
War is the mother of everything.
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One Liner War
Wisdom is one thing, to know how to make true judgment, how all things are steered through all things.
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Judgment Steer True Wisdom
Day by day, what you do is who you become.
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Character Inspirational One Liner
The nature of things is in the habit of concealing itself.
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Conceal Habit Nature
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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exchange Fire Gold Wave
The road up and the road down is one and the same.
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Philosophy Road Same
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
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
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
Even what those with the greatest reputation for knowing it all claim to understand and defend are but opinions.
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Claim Defend Opinion Reputation Understand
Life has the name of life, but in reality it is death.
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Death Life Name Reality
No one that encounters prosperity does not also encounter danger.
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Danger Encounter Prosperity
Knowing many things doesn’t teach insight.
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Discover Experience Insight Life
Greater dooms win greater destinies.
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Destiny Motivational One Liner
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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