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Men that love wisdom must be acquainted with very many things indeed.

Heraclitus

Character is destiny.
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Character Destiny One Liner
It is difficult to fight against anger; for a man will buy revenge with his soul.
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Anger Difficult Fight Man Revenge Soul
Applicants for wisdom do what I have done: inquire within
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Done Inquiry Knowledge Wisdom
Knowledge of divine things for the most part is lost to us by incredulity.
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Divine Knowledge Lost
All men have the capacity of knowing themselves and acting with moderation.
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Act Capacity Men Moderation
Wisdom is one thing, to know how to make true judgment, how all things are steered through all things.
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Judgment Steer True Wisdom
You may travel far and wide but never will you find the boundaries of the soul.
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Boundary Death Life Soul Travel
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
Greater dooms win greater destinies.
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Destiny Motivational One Liner
Man is on earth as in an egg.
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Earth Egg Man
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
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
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
Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony.
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Competitor Control Discord Harmony Politics
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
Fire lives in the death of earth, air lives in the death of fire, water lives in the death of air, and earth in the death of water.
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Air Death Earth Fire Live Philosophy Water

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