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.

Quote by Heraclitus

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

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

Immortal mortals, mortal immortals, one living the others death and dying the others life.

Immortal mortals, mortal immortals, one living the others death and dying the others life.

Character is destiny.

Character is destiny.

Nature is wont to hide herself.

Nature is wont to hide herself.

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...

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 -...

Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it.

Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it.

Deliberate violence is more to be quenched than a fire.

Deliberate violence is more to be quenched than a fire.

Justice will overtake fabricators of lies and false witnesses.

Justice will overtake fabricators of lies and false witnesses.

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...

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...

Even sleepers are workers and collaborators in what goes on in the Universe.

Even sleepers are workers and collaborators in what goes on in the Universe.

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

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

A man's character is his guardian divinity.

A man's character is his guardian divinity.

Big results require big ambitions.

Big results require big ambitions.

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

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

A man's character is his fate.

A man's character is his fate.

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...

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.