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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You could not step twice into the same rivers; for other waters are ever flowing on to you.
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If you do not hope, you will not win that which is not hoped for, since it is unattainable and inaccessible.
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War is the mother of everything.
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To God all things are fair and good and right, but men hold some things wrong and some right.
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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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It is harder to fight pleasure than to fight emotion.
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You won’t discover the limits of the soul, however far you go.
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The nature of things is in the habit of concealing itself.
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Knowledge is not intelligence.
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To get everything you want is not a good thing. Disease makes health seem sweet. Hunger leads to the appreciation of being full-fed. Tiredness creates the enjoyment of resting.
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Doctors cut, burn, and torture the sick, and then demand of them an undeserved fee for such services.
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Day by day, your choices, your thoughts, your actions fashion the person you become.
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The sun is the width of a human foot.
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You may travel far and wide but never will you find the boundaries of the soul.
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To be evenminded is the greatest virtue. Wisdom is to speak the truth and act in keeping with its nature.
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