Men forget where the way leads and what they meet with every day seems strange to them. We should not act and speak like men asleep.

Heraclitus
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  2. I call that man awake who, with conscious knowledge and understanding, can perceive the deep unreasoning powers in his soul, his whole innermost strength, desire and weakness, and knows how to reckon with himself. - Hermann Hesse

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More Quotes By Heraclitus
  1. No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.

  2. Time is a game played beautifully by children.

  3. Even a soul submerged in sleep is hard at work and helps make something of the world.

  4. To be evenminded is the greatest virtue. Wisdom is to speakthe truth and actin keeping with its nature.

  5. Whoever cannot seek the unforeseen sees nothing for the known way is an impasse.

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