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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.

Heraclitus

Day by day, what you do is who you become.
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Character Inspirational One Liner
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 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
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
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
How can you hide from what never goes away?
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Deep Experience Hide Situation
Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it.
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Alcohol Evening Ignorance Reveal Wine
All things come into being by conflict of opposites.
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Come Conflict Opposite Philosophy
Wisdom consists in speaking and acting the truth.
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Act Consist Speak Truth Wisdom
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
Knowledge is not intelligence.
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Intelligence Knowledge One Liner
Stupidity is better kept a secret than displayed.
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Display Secret Stupidity
Eyes and ears are bad witnesses to men having barbarian souls.
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Ears Eyes Men Soul Truth Witness
What are men? Mortal gods. What are gods? Immortal men.
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God Immortal Men
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 sun is the width of a human foot.
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Feet Human One Liner Sun

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