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It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.

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The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.
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Avoid Destroy Hate Man
The myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.
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Happiness Joy Reflection Sincere
Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.
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Destiny Development Heaven Mindset
The way is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things.
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Easy Men Philosophy Seek Way
People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.
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Advice People Talk
All things are already complete in us. There is no greater delight than to be conscious of right within us. If one strives to treat others as he would be treated by them, he shall not fail to come near the perfect life.
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Divine Failure Perfection Philosophy Right
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
To act without clear understanding, to form habits without investigation, to follow a path all one’s life without knowing where it really leads; such is the behavior of the multitude.
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Act Ignorance Leadership Life Understand
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Heaven Men Thinking
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
Never has there been one possessed of complete sincerity who did not move others. Never has there been one who had not sincerity who was able to move others.
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Ability Change Sincere
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality

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