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Whoever cannot seek the unforeseen sees nothing for the known way is an impasse.

Heraclitus

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
We are most nearly ourselves when we achieve the seriousness of the child at play.
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Achievement Children Ourselves Play Serious
Nothing is, everything is becoming.
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Change Life One Liner Philosophy
War is the mother of everything.
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One Liner 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
The road up and the road down is one and the same.
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Philosophy Road Same
Day by day, your choices, your thoughts, your actions fashion the person you become.
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Action Change Choice Fashion Person Personality
The Cosmos was not made by gods but always was and is eternal fire.
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Cosmoc Eternal Fire God
Eyes and ears are bad witnesses to men having barbarian souls.
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Ears Eyes Men Soul Truth Witness
Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it.
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Alcohol Evening Ignorance Reveal Wine
Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony.
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Competitor Control Discord Harmony Politics
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
Whoever cannot seek the unforeseen sees nothing for the known way is an impasse.
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Philosophy Seek Wisdom
You may travel far and wide but never will you find the boundaries of the soul.
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Boundary Death Life Soul Travel
To God everything is beautiful, good, and just; humans, however, think some things are unjust and others just.
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Beautiful God Goodness Human Thinking
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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Awake Forget Ignorance Men

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