No one that encounters prosperity does not also encounter danger.
HERACLITUSTo be evenminded is the greatest virtue. Wisdom is to speak the truth and act in keeping with its nature.
More Heraclitus Quotes
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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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We are most nearly ourselves when we achieve the seriousness of the child at play.
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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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It is harder to fight pleasure than to fight emotion.
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Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it.
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Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow. Nothing endures but change.
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Even a soul submerged in sleep is hard at work and helps make something of the world.
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Stupidity is better kept a secret than displayed.
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You may travel far and wide but never will you find the boundaries of the soul.
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Eyes and ears are bad witnesses to men having barbarian souls.
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War is father of all, and king of all. He renders some gods, others men; he makes some slaves, others free.
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The awake share a common world, but the asleep turn aside into private worlds.
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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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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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Allow yourself to think only those thoughts that match your principles and can bear the bright light of day.
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