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We are most nearly ourselves when we achieve the seriousness of the child at play.

Heraclitus

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
Man is on earth as in an egg.
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Earth Egg Man
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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Appreciation Disease Enjoyment Health Hunger Inspirational Sweet Tired Want
The awake share a common world, but the asleep turn aside into private worlds.
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Awake Deep Private Share Sleep World
The poet was a fool who wanted no conflict among us, gods or people. Harmony needs low and high, as progeny needs man and woman.
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Conflict Fools God Harmony Man People Poet Woman
A man’s character is his fate.
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Character Fate Inspirational Man One Liner
You could not step twice into the same rivers; for other waters are ever flowing on to you.
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Break Up Deep Flow Relationship River Step Water
Time is a game played beautifully by children.
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Beautiful Children Game Play Time
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
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
No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.
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Break Up Deep Flow Relationship River Step Water
The unlike is joined together, and from differences results the most beautiful harmony.
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Beautiful Difference Harmony Join Process Result Togetherness
Stupidity is better kept a secret than displayed.
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Display Secret Stupidity
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
We are most nearly ourselves when we achieve the seriousness of the child at play.
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Achievement Children Ourselves Play Serious

We are most nearly ourselves when we achieve the seriousness of the child at play.

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