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To be evenminded is the greatest virtue. Wisdom is to speak the truth and act in keeping with its nature.

Heraclitus

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
The road up and the road down is one and the same.
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Philosophy Road Same
Lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game. Kingship belongs to the child.
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Children King Lifetime Piece Play
All are one.
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Black Lives Matter Equality Justice One Liner Women Empowerment
To be evenminded is the greatest virtue. Wisdom is to speak the truth and act in keeping with its nature.
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Act Nature Speak Truth Virtue Wisdom
Character is destiny.
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Character Destiny One Liner
It is hard to contend against one’s heart’s desire; for whatever it wishes to have it buys at the cost of soul.
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Buy Cost Desire Hard Heart Soul
Knowledge of divine things for the most part is lost to us by incredulity.
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Divine Knowledge Lost
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 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
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
Justice will overtake fabricators of lies and false witnesses.
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False Justice Lie Witness
All things come out of the one, and the one out of all things.
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Inspirational Life
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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Freedom God King Slave War
The sun is the width of a human foot.
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Feet Human One Liner Sun
A hidden connection is stronger than an obvious one.
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Connection Hide Life Relationship

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