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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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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
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
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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Avoid Danger Death Myself
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
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Heaven Mind Nature Understand
A small country cannot contend with a great; the few cannot contend with the many; the weak cannot contend with the strong.
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Country Greatness Strong Weakness
He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
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Leadership Men Spirituality
He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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Choice Himself Rich
When Heaven is about to confer a great office upon you, it first exercises your mind with suffering and your sinews and bones with toil.
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Greatness Heaven Suffering
Human nature is good, just as water seeks low ground. There is no man who is not good, just as there is no water that does not flow downward.
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Goodness Human Humanity Men Nature Water
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.
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Force Heart Men Power Resistance
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
The path of duty lies in what is near, and men seek for it in what is remote; the work of duty lies in what is easy, and men seek for it in what is difficult.
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Easy Journey Lying Men Philosophy Seek Way

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