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The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle.

Heraclitus

Deliberate violence is more to be quenched than a fire.
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Deliberate Fire Violence
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
Whoever cannot seek the unforeseen sees nothing for the known way is an impasse.
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Philosophy Seek Wisdom
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
Allow yourself to think only those thoughts that match your principles and can bear the bright light of day.
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Bright Inspirational Light Principle Thinking
Mortals are immortals and immortals are mortals, the one living the others’ death and dying the others’ life.
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Death Immortal Live Mortal
Knowing many things doesn’t teach insight.
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Discover Experience Insight Life
Because it is so unbelievable, the Truth often escapes being known.
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Believe Escape Truth
All men have the capacity of knowing themselves and acting with moderation.
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Act Capacity Men Moderation
There is nothing permanent except change.
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Change Except Inspirational Life One Liner Permanent
The Cosmos was not made by gods but always was and is eternal fire.
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Cosmoc Eternal Fire God
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
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
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
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

The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle.

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