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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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...

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

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

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...

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.

Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony.

Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony.

Much learning does not teach understanding.

Much learning does not teach understanding.

Deliberate violence is more to be quenched than a fire.

Deliberate violence is more to be quenched than a fire.

No one that encounters prosperity does not also encounter danger.

No one that encounters prosperity does not also encounter danger.

The sun is new each day.

The sun is new each day.

You cannot step into the same river twice.

You cannot step into the same river twice.

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

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

Change alone is unchanging.

Change alone is unchanging.

Character is destiny.

Character is destiny.

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...

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...

Nature is wont to hide herself.

Nature is wont to hide herself.

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...

A man's character is his fate.

A man's character is his fate.

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...

Justice will overtake fabricators of lies and false witnesses.

Justice will overtake fabricators of lies and false witnesses.