We are most nearly ourselves when we achieve the seriousness of the child at play.
HERACLITUSMuch learning does not teach understanding.
More Heraclitus Quotes
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Bigotry is the sacred disease.
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No one that encounters prosperity does not also encounter danger.
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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.
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Life has the name of life, but in reality it is death.
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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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A man’s character is his fate.
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There is nothing permanent except change.
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Knowledge is not intelligence.
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A hidden connection is stronger than an obvious one.
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Allow yourself to think only those thoughts that match your principles and can bear the bright light of day.
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Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it.
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How can you hide from what never goes away?
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Even a soul submerged in sleep is hard at work and helps make something of the world.
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War is the mother of everything.
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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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