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

Quote by Heraclitus

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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...

To do the same thing over and over again is not only boredom: it is...

To do the same thing over and over again is not only boredom: it is...

You cannot step into the same river twice.

You cannot step into the same river twice.

Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little...

Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little...

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.

No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river...

No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river...

The way up and the way down are one and the same.

The way up and the way down are one and the same.

The eyes are more exact witnesses than the ears.

The eyes are more exact witnesses than the ears.

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.

No one that encounters prosperity does not also encounter danger.

No one that encounters prosperity does not also encounter danger.

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

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

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

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

I am what libraries and librarians have made me, with little assistance from a professor...

I am what libraries and librarians have made me, with little assistance from a professor...

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...

Much learning does not teach understanding.

Much learning does not teach understanding.

The chain of wedlock is so heavy that it takes two to carry it -...

The chain of wedlock is so heavy that it takes two to carry it -...

A man's character is his fate.

A man's character is his fate.

A man's character is his guardian divinity.

A man's character is his guardian divinity.

Change alone is unchanging.

Change alone is unchanging.

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...