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No one that encounters prosperity does not also encounter danger.

Heraclitus

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
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
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
To God everything is beautiful, good, and just; humans, however, think some things are unjust and others just.
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Beautiful God Goodness Human Thinking
Applicants for wisdom do what I have done: inquire within
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Done Inquiry Knowledge Wisdom
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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Access Attain Hope Win
It is in changing that we find purpose.
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Change Finding One Liner Purpose
All things come out of the one, and the one out of all things.
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Inspirational Life
Knowing many things doesn’t teach insight.
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Discover Experience Insight Life
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 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
Religion is a disease, but it is a noble disease.
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Disease Noble Religion
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
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
The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle.
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Cattle Eternal Fame Goals Mortal People
Stupidity is better kept a secret than displayed.
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Display Secret Stupidity

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