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Silence, healing.

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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
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
Greater dooms win greater destinies.
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Destiny Motivational One Liner
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
Religion is a disease, but it is a noble disease.
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Disease Noble Religion
Man is on earth as in an egg.
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Earth Egg Man
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
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
Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony.
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Competitor Control Discord Harmony Politics
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
Wisdom is the oneness of mind that guides and permeates all things.
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Guide Mind Positive Wisdom
Applicants for wisdom do what I have done: inquire within
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Done Inquiry Knowledge Wisdom
Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn’t even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.
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Army Battle Fighter Lucky Men Target Warrior
What are men? Mortal gods. What are gods? Immortal men.
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God Immortal Men
Character is destiny.
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Character Destiny One Liner
Knowing many things doesn’t teach insight.
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Discover Experience Insight Life

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