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The nature of things is in the habit of concealing itself.

Heraclitus

Eyes are more accurate witnesses than ears.
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Accurate Ears Eyes Truth Witness
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
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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Appreciation Disease Enjoyment Health Hunger Inspirational Sweet Tired Want
Knowledge of divine things for the most part is lost to us by incredulity.
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Divine Knowledge Lost
Eyes and ears are bad witnesses to men having barbarian souls.
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Ears Eyes Men Soul Truth Witness
Bigotry is the sacred disease.
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Disease One Liner Scare
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 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
The awake share a common world, but the asleep turn aside into private worlds.
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Awake Deep Private Share Sleep World
You may travel far and wide but never will you find the boundaries of the soul.
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Boundary Death Life Soul Travel
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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Awake Forget Ignorance Men
To God everything is beautiful, good, and just; humans, however, think some things are unjust and others just.
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Beautiful God Goodness Human Thinking
Because it is so unbelievable, the Truth often escapes being known.
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Believe Escape Truth
When men dream, each has his own world. When they are awake, they have a common world.
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Awake Common Dreams Men World
To be evenminded is the greatest virtue. Wisdom is to speak the truth and act in keeping with its nature.
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Act Nature Speak Truth Virtue Wisdom
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

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