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A man’s character is his fate.

Heraclitus

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
Time is a game played beautifully by children.
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Beautiful Children Game Play Time
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
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
The sun is the width of a human foot.
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Feet Human One Liner Sun
The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts. Think only on those things that are in line with your principles and can bear the light of day. The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you do is who you become. Your integrity is your destiny – it is the light that guides your way.
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Character Choice Color Principle Soul Thought
All is flux, nothing stays still.
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Change Deep Flux One Liner Relationship
What are men? Mortal gods. What are gods? Immortal men.
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God Immortal Men
The nature of things is in the habit of concealing itself.
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Conceal Habit Nature
Abundance of knowledge does not teach men to be wise.
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Abundance Knowledge Men Teaching Wise
A man’s character is his fate.
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Character Fate Inspirational Man One Liner
Stupidity is better kept a secret than displayed.
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Display Secret Stupidity
Doctors cut, burn, and torture the sick, and then demand of them an undeserved fee for such services.
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Burn Demand Deserve Doctor Fee Service Sick Torture
Eyes and ears are bad witnesses to men having barbarian souls.
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Ears Eyes Men Soul Truth Witness
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
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

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