Greek - Philosopher | 544 BC - 483 BC
Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.
Heraclitus
HappinessEnvyAlwaysThanOur
Justice will overtake fabricators of lies and false witnesses.
JusticeWillFalseLiesWitnesses
Much learning does not teach understanding.
LearningUnderstandingTeachMuch
It is hard to contend against one's heart's desire; for whatever it wishes to have it buys at the cost of soul.
HeartSoulWishesDesireHardCost
The chain of wedlock is so heavy that it takes two to carry it - and sometimes three.
WeddingSometimesThreeTwoHeavy
The way up and the way down are one and the same.
DownWaySameUp
Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it.
IgnoranceEveningWineHideWill
A man's character is his guardian divinity.
CharacterManGuardianDivinityHis
The eyes are more exact witnesses than the ears.
EyesMoreEarsThanWitnessesExact
Nature is wont to hide herself.
NatureHideHerselfWont
Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony.
HarmonyOutOppositionDiscord
To do the same thing over and over again is not only boredom: it is to be controlled by rather than to control what you do.
ControlBoredomYouSameOverAgain
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