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Nature Nature is wont to hide herself.

Heraclitus

Greek philosopher

Violence Prevention Peace Deliberate violence is more to be quenched than a fire.

Heraclitus

Greek philosopher

Character Fate A man's character is his fate.

Heraclitus

Greek philosopher

Change Time Flow Impermanence You could not step twice into the same rivers; for other waters are ever flowing on to you.

Heraclitus

Greek philosopher

Cultivation Perception Inner Understanding Judgment Mindset Eyes and ears are poor witnesses to people if they have uncultured souls.

Heraclitus

Greek philosopher

Divinity Beauty Goodness Justice Human Nature To God everything is beautiful, good, and just; humans, however, think some things are unjust and others just.

Heraclitus

Greek philosopher

Expectation Discovery Awareness If you do not expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it is not to be reached by search or trail.

Heraclitus

Greek philosopher

Renewal New Beginnings Optimism The sun is new each day.

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Greek philosopher

Boredom Control Repetition Freedom Change 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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Greek philosopher

Adversity Harmony Transformation Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony.

Heraclitus

Greek philosopher

Learning Understanding Much learning does not teach understanding.

Heraclitus

Greek philosopher

Change Growth Identity Evolution 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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Greek philosopher

Character Destiny Identity Value Integrity Character is destiny.

Heraclitus

Greek philosopher

Intolerance Prejudice Sacred Bigotry Harm Bigotry is the sacred disease.

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Greek philosopher

Worthlessness Rejection Disposal Corpses are more fit to be thrown out than is dung.

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Greek philosopher

Desire Self-Control Sacrifice Morality 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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Greek philosopher

Perception The eyes are more exact witnesses than the ears.

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Greek philosopher

Paradox Contradiction Unity Duality Interconnectedness Couples are wholes and not wholes, what agrees disagrees, the concordant is discordant. From all things one and from one all things.

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Greek philosopher

Change Impermanence Nothing endures but change.

Heraclitus

Greek philosopher

Prosperity Danger Balance Caution Risk No one that encounters prosperity does not also encounter danger.

Heraclitus

Greek philosopher

Change Time Impermanence You cannot step into the same river twice.

Heraclitus

Greek philosopher

Perseverance Character Development Patience Diligence Self-Improvement 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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Greek philosopher

Ignorance Truth Self-awareness Deception Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it.

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Greek philosopher

Authenticity Play Childlikeness Self-Discovery Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play.

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Greek philosopher

Marriage Partnership Responsibility Support The chain of wedlock is so heavy that it takes two to carry it - and sometimes three.

Heraclitus

Greek philosopher

God Duality Wholeness Existence God is day and night, winter and summer, war and peace, surfeit and hunger.

Heraclitus

Greek philosopher

Justice Truth Accountability Justice will overtake fabricators of lies and false witnesses.

Heraclitus

Greek philosopher

Duality Balance Interconnectedness Unity The way up and the way down are one and the same.

Heraclitus

Greek philosopher

Inaction Collaboration Universal Impact Participation Interconnectedness Even sleepers are workers and collaborators in what goes on in the Universe.

Heraclitus

Greek philosopher

Character Integrity Divinity Guardian Self-Development A man's character is his guardian divinity.

Heraclitus

Greek philosopher

Knowledge Learning Education I am what libraries and librarians have made me, with little assistance from a professor of Greek and poets.

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Greek philosopher

Inner Balance Depth Potential The hidden harmony is better than the obvious.

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Greek philosopher

Ambition Sacrifice Legacy The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle.

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Greek philosopher

Change Permanence Transformation Process Growth Change alone is unchanging.

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Greek philosopher

Envy Happiness Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.

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Greek philosopher

Knowledge Precision Observation Dedication Depth Men who wish to know about the world must learn about it in its particular details.

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Greek philosopher

Change Transformation Adaptability There is nothing permanent except change.

Heraclitus

Greek philosopher

Ambition Success Goal Big results require big ambitions.

Heraclitus

Greek philosopher