All men have the capacity of knowing themselves and acting with moderation.

Quote by Heraclitus

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Justice will overtake fabricators of lies and false witnesses.

Justice will overtake fabricators of lies and false witnesses.

A man's character is his guardian divinity.

A man's character is his guardian divinity.

Change alone is unchanging.

Change alone is unchanging.

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

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

Eyes and ears are poor witnesses to people if they have uncultured souls.

Eyes and ears are poor witnesses to people if they have uncultured souls.

Bigotry is the sacred disease.

Bigotry is the sacred disease.

The sun is new each day.

The sun is new each day.

If you do not the expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it...

If you do not the expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it...

It is hard to contend against one's heart's desire; for whatever it wishes to have...

It is hard to contend against one's heart's desire; for whatever it wishes to have...

Men who wish to know about the world must learn about it in its particular...

Men who wish to know about the world must learn about it in its particular...

Couples are wholes and not wholes, what agrees disagrees, the concordant is discordant. From all...

Couples are wholes and not wholes, what agrees disagrees, the concordant is discordant. From all...

The eyes are more exact witnesses than the ears.

The eyes are more exact witnesses than the ears.

No one that encounters prosperity does not also encounter danger.

No one that encounters prosperity does not also encounter danger.

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

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

To God everything is beautiful, good, and just; humans, however, think some things are unjust...

To God everything is beautiful, good, and just; humans, however, think some things are unjust...

Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play.

Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play.

Deliberate violence is more to be quenched than a fire.

Deliberate violence is more to be quenched than a fire.

The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most...

The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most...

Big results require big ambitions.

Big results require big ambitions.

A man's character is his fate.

A man's character is his fate.