Realize that war is common and justice is strife, and that all things come into being and pass away through strife.
HERACLITUSWar is father of all, and king of all. He renders some gods, others men; he makes some slaves, others free.
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Eyes are more accurate witnesses than ears.
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All things come out of the one, and the one out of all things.
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To God everything is beautiful, good, and just; humans, however, think some things are unjust and others just.
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You won’t discover the limits of the soul, however far you go.
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Deliberate violence is more to be quenched than a fire.
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No one that encounters prosperity does not also encounter danger.
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Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it.
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Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.
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Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
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Knowledge of divine things for the most part is lost to us by incredulity.
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It is harder to fight pleasure than to fight emotion.
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You could not step twice into the same rivers; for other waters are ever flowing on to you.
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The road up and the road down is one and the same.
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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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Much learning does not teach understanding.
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