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All things come into being by conflict of opposites.

Heraclitus

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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Agree Couple Disagree Relationship
Realize that war is common and justice is strife, and that all things come into being and pass away through strife.
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Justice Realize War
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
Even a soul submerged in sleep is hard at work and helps make something of the world.
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Help Philosophy Sleep Soul Work Hard World
The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts.
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Color Soul Thought
Whoever cannot seek the unforeseen sees nothing for the known way is an impasse.
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Philosophy Seek Wisdom
Men that love wisdom must be acquainted with very many things indeed.
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Indeed Love Men Wisdom
A hidden connection is stronger than an obvious one.
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Connection Hide Life Relationship
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
Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it.
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Alcohol Evening Ignorance Reveal Wine
Mortals are immortals and immortals are mortals, the one living the others’ death and dying the others’ life.
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Death Immortal Live Mortal
It is better to hide ignorance, but it is hard to do this when we relax over wine.
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Alcohol Hard Hide Ignorance Relax Wine
Time is a game played beautifully by children.
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Beautiful Children Game Play Time
You could not step twice into the same rivers; for other waters are ever flowing on to you.
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Break Up Deep Flow Relationship River Step Water
It is harder to fight pleasure than to fight emotion.
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Emotion Fight Life Pleasure
The road up and the road down is one and the same.
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Philosophy Road Same

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