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If you do not hope, you will not win that which is not hoped for, since it is unattainable and inaccessible.

Heraclitus

What are men? Mortal gods. What are gods? Immortal men.
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God Immortal Men
Time is a game played beautifully by children.
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Beautiful Children Game Play Time
Those who love wisdom must investigate many things.
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Investigation Love Wisdom
The sun is new each day.
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Deep One Liner Sun Sunrise
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
Knowing many things doesn’t teach insight.
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Discover Experience Insight Life
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
Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it.
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Alcohol Evening Ignorance Reveal Wine
Character is destiny.
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Character Destiny One Liner
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
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 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
There is nothing permanent except change.
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Change Except Inspirational Life One Liner Permanent
Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character.
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Character Creation Life Patient
The awake share a common world, but the asleep turn aside into private worlds.
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Awake Deep Private Share Sleep World
Life has the name of life, but in reality it is death.
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Death Life Name Reality

If you do not hope, you will not win that which is not hoped for, since it is unattainable and inaccessible.

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