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Couples are wholes and not wholes, what agrees disagrees, the concordant is discordant. From all things one and from one all things.

Heraclitus

Eyes are more accurate witnesses than ears.
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Accurate Ears Eyes Truth Witness
To do the same thing over and over again is not only boredom: it is to be controlled by rather than to control what you do.
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Boredom Control Inspirational
Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.
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Envy Happiness Inspirational Jealousy
Wisdom is the oneness of mind that guides and permeates all things.
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Guide Mind Positive Wisdom
Men that love wisdom must be acquainted with very many things indeed.
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Indeed Love Men Wisdom
We are most nearly ourselves when we achieve the seriousness of the child at play.
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Achievement Children Ourselves Play Serious
Abundance of knowledge does not teach men to be wise.
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Abundance Knowledge Men Teaching Wise
The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle.
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Cattle Eternal Fame Goals Mortal People
Deliberate violence is more to be quenched than a fire.
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Deliberate Fire Violence
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
Eyes and ears are bad witnesses to men having barbarian souls.
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Ears Eyes Men Soul Truth Witness
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
Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it.
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Alcohol Evening Ignorance Reveal Wine
To get everything you want is not a good thing. Disease makes health seem sweet. Hunger leads to the appreciation of being full-fed. Tiredness creates the enjoyment of resting.
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Appreciation Disease Enjoyment Health Hunger Inspirational Sweet Tired Want
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
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

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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