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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

It is hard to contend against one’s heart’s desire; for whatever it wishes to have it buys at the cost of soul.
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Buy Cost Desire Hard Heart Soul
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 poet was a fool who wanted no conflict among us, gods or people. Harmony needs low and high, as progeny needs man and woman.
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Conflict Fools God Harmony Man People Poet Woman
You could not step twice into the same rivers; for other waters are ever flowing on to you.
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Break Up Deep Flow Relationship River Step Water
Men who wish to know about the world must learn about it in its particular details.
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Detail Inspirational Learning Men Particular 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
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
Knowledge is not intelligence.
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Intelligence Knowledge One Liner
Nothing endures but change.
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Change Endurance Life One Liner
The sun is new each day.
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Deep One Liner Sun Sunrise
Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn’t even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.
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Army Battle Fighter Lucky Men Target Warrior
Man is on earth as in an egg.
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Earth Egg Man
Day by day, your choices, your thoughts, your actions fashion the person you become.
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Action Change Choice Fashion Person Personality
Greater dooms win greater destinies.
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Destiny Motivational One Liner
Eyes are more accurate witnesses than ears.
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Accurate Ears Eyes Truth Witness

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