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Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play.

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Heraclitus

a presocratic Greek philosopher who said that fire is the origin of all things and that permanence is an illusion as all things are in perpetual flux (circa 500 BC)

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    člověk je téměř sám sebou, když dosahuje vážnosti dítěte ve hře.

    El hombre se acerca más a sí mismo cuando alcanza la seriedad de un niño que juega.

    homo fere ipse est, cum gravitatem puerilis in ludibrio attingit.

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