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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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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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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Wisdom is one thing, to know how to make true judgment, how all things are steered through all things.
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Wisdom is the oneness of mind that guides and permeates all things.
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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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Dog bark at what they don’t understand.
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No one that encounters prosperity does not also encounter danger.
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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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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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The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts.
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Day by day, what you do is who you become.
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Whoever cannot seek the unforeseen sees nothing for the known way is an impasse.
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Religion is a disease, but it is a noble disease.
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Time is a game played beautifully by children.
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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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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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