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Man is on earth as in an egg.

Heraclitus

Because it is so unbelievable, the Truth often escapes being known.
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Believe Escape Truth
Applicants for wisdom do what I have done: inquire within
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Done Inquiry Knowledge Wisdom
Those who love wisdom must investigate many things.
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Investigation Love Wisdom
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
Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it.
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Alcohol Evening Ignorance Reveal Wine
Abundance of knowledge does not teach men to be wise.
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Abundance Knowledge Men Teaching Wise
The unlike is joined together, and from differences results the most beautiful harmony.
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Beautiful Difference Harmony Join Process Result Togetherness
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 sun is the width of a human foot.
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Feet Human One Liner Sun
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
What are men? Mortal gods. What are gods? Immortal men.
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God Immortal Men
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
Man is on earth as in an egg.
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Earth Egg Man
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
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
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

Man is on earth as in an egg.

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