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There is exchange of all things for fire and of fire for all things, as there is of wares for gold and of gold for wares.

Heraclitus

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
The road up and the road down is one and the same.
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Philosophy Road Same
Silence, healing.
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One Liner
Dog bark at what they don’t understand.
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Bark Dog Insult Stupidity Understand
Change alone is unchanging.
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Alone Change Inspirational One Liner
Wisdom is one thing, to know how to make true judgment, how all things are steered through all things.
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Judgment Steer True Wisdom
You may travel far and wide but never will you find the boundaries of the soul.
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Boundary Death Life Soul Travel
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 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
If you do not expect the unexpected, you will not find it; for it is hard to be sought out and difficult.
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Difficult Expectation Hope Life Surprise Unexpected
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
Much learning does not teach understanding.
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Inspirational Learning Teaching Understand
History is a child building a sandcastle by the sea, and that child is the whole majesty of man’s power in the world.
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Build Children History Majesty Man Power Sea World
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
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
War is father of all, and king of all. He renders some gods, others men; he makes some slaves, others free.
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Freedom God King Slave War

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