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It is hard to contend against one’s heart’s desire; for whatever it wishes to have it buys at the cost of soul.

Heraclitus

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
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
There is exchange of all things for fire and of fire for all things, as there is of wares for gold and of gold for wares.
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exchange Fire Gold Wave
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
All men have the capacity of knowing themselves and acting with moderation.
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Act Capacity Men Moderation
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
Change alone is unchanging.
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Alone Change Inspirational One Liner
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
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
Much learning does not teach understanding.
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Inspirational Learning Teaching Understand
The awake share a common world, but the asleep turn aside into private worlds.
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Awake Deep Private Share Sleep World
Men who wish to know about the world must learn about it in its particular details.
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Detail Inspirational Learning Men Particular World
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
History is a child building a sandcastle by the sea, and that child is the whole majesty of man’s power in the world.
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Build Children History Majesty Man Power Sea World
How can you hide from what never goes away?
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Deep Experience Hide Situation
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

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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