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1 " No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man. "
― Heraclitus
2 " Time is a game played beautifully by children. "
― Heraclitus , Fragments
3 " Even a soul submerged in sleep is hard at work and helps make something of the world. "
4 " To be evenminded is the greatest virtue.Wisdom is to speakthe truth and actin keeping with its nature. "
5 " Whoever cannot seek the unforeseen sees nothing for the known way is an impasse. "
6 " Wisdom is the oneness of mind that guides and permeates all things. "
7 " People ought to fight to keep their law as to defend the citys walls. "
8 " All are one "
9 " People do not know how what is at variance agrees with itself. It is an attunement of opposite tensions, like that of the bow and the lyre. "
10 " All is flux "
11 " Because it is so unbelievable, the truth often escapes being known. "
12 " War is father of all, and king of all. He renders some gods, others men; he makes some slaves, others free. "
13 " One must realize that war is common, and justice strife, and that all things come to be through strife and are (so) ordained. "
14 " One thunderbolt strikesroot through everything "
15 " Other men are unaware of what they do when they are awake just as they are forgetful of what they do when they are asleep. "
16 " Character is destiny "
17 " The unlike is joined together, and from differences results the most beautiful harmony. "
18 " Many who have learnedfrom Hesiod the countless namesof gods and monstersnever understandthat night and day are one "
19 " Always having what we wantmay not be the best good fortuneHealth seems sweetestafter sickness, foodin hunger, goodnessin the wake of evil, and at the endof daylong labor sleep. "
20 " Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play. "
