No one that encounters prosperity does not also encounter danger.

Quote by Heraclitus

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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.

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...

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

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

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.

Nature is wont to hide herself.

Nature is wont to hide herself.

Deliberate violence is more to be quenched than a fire.

Deliberate violence is more to be quenched than a fire.

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.

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

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

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...

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...

Bigotry is the sacred disease.

Bigotry is the sacred disease.

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

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

Character is destiny.

Character is destiny.

Much learning does not teach understanding.

Much learning does not teach understanding.

The sun is new each day.

The sun is new each day.

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...

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

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

I study myself more than any other subject; it is my metaphysic, and my physic.

I study myself more than any other subject; it is my metaphysic, and my physic.

If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of...

If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of...

What is uttered from the heart alone, Will win the hearts of others to your...

What is uttered from the heart alone, Will win the hearts of others to your...