And some men are as ignorant of what they do when awake as they are forgetful of what they do when asleep.
HERACLITUSTo 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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Abundance of knowledge does not teach men to be wise.
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Life has the name of life, but in reality it is death.
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Wisdom is the oneness of mind that guides and permeates all things.
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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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Much learning does not teach understanding.
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To God all things are fair and good and right, but men hold some things wrong and some right.
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Character is destiny.
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It is harder to fight pleasure than to fight emotion.
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No one that encounters prosperity does not also encounter danger.
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The Cosmos was not made by gods but always was and is eternal fire.
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Stupidity is better kept a secret than displayed.
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The sun is the width of a human foot.
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Lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game. Kingship belongs to the child.
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Day by day, what you do is who you become.
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No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.
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