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I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.

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Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
There is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it.
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Artist Job Power
Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men’s minds are also injured by them.
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Food Hunger Injury Men Mindset
The regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.
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Path View Virtue
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.
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Death Freedom
Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.
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Decision Men Vigor
A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
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Character Existence Men Shame
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
Evil exists to glorify the good. Evil is negative good. It is a relative term. Evil can be transmuted into good. What is evil to one at one time, becomes good at another time to somebody else.
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Deep Evil Goodness Negative Perspective Philosophy Spiritual
Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman.
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Artist Desire Men Stupidity
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth

I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.

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I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.

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