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What are men? Mortal gods. What are gods? Immortal men.

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
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
Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.
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Envy Happiness Inspirational Jealousy
Abundance of knowledge does not teach men to be wise.
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Abundance Knowledge Men Teaching Wise
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
Justice will overtake fabricators of lies and false witnesses.
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False Justice Lie Witness
To God all things are fair and good and right, but men hold some things wrong and some right.
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God Men Philosophy Right Wrong
A man’s character is his fate.
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Character Fate Inspirational Man One Liner
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
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
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
There is nothing permanent except change.
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Change Except Inspirational Life One Liner Permanent
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
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
Dog bark at what they don’t understand.
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Bark Dog Insult Stupidity Understand
All are one.
HERACLITUS

Black Lives Matter Equality Justice One Liner Women Empowerment

What are men? Mortal gods. What are gods? Immortal men.

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