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Virtue alone is not sufficient for the exercise of government; laws alone cannot carry themselves into practice.
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Alone Enough Exercise Government Law Practice Virtue
It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
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Authority Difficult Family Government
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Dream Friendship Life Material Memories
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
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
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven 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
He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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Choice Himself Rich
If you know that a thing is unrighteous, then use all dispatch in putting an end to it–why wait till next year?
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End Evil Wait Years
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
Treat your elders as elders, and extend it to the elders of others; treat your young ones as young ones, and extend it to the young ones of others; then you can turn the whole world in the palm of your hand.
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Hands Respect World
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
He who goes to the bottom of his own heart knows his own nature; And knowing his own nature, he knows heaven.
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Heart Heaven Philosophy
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men

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