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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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The world is nothing but a great desire to live and a great dissatisfaction with living.
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Desire Life Live Philosophy Satisfaction World
The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts.
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Color Soul Thought
Wisdom consists in speaking and acting the truth.
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Act Consist Speak Truth Wisdom
Without injustices, the name of justice would mean what?
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Injustice Justice Name
It is harder to fight pleasure than to fight emotion.
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Emotion Fight Life Pleasure
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
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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Break Up Deep Flow Relationship River Step Water
Couples are wholes and not wholes, what agrees disagrees, the concordant is discordant. From all things one and from one all things.
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Agree Couple Disagree Relationship
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
A man’s character is his fate.
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Character Fate Inspirational Man One Liner
Silence, healing.
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One Liner
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
Applicants for wisdom do what I have done: inquire within
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Done Inquiry Knowledge Wisdom
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
Whoever cannot seek the unforeseen sees nothing for the known way is an impasse.
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Philosophy Seek Wisdom
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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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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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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