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Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
The foundation of the world lies in the nation. The foundation of the nation lies in the family. The foundation of the family lies in the individual.
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Confidence Family Foundation Nation World
He who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them.
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Love Reaction Respect Treat
Listen to a man’s words and look at the pupil of his eye. How can a man conceal his character?
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Character Eyes Hide Men Word
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
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
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
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
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
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
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
Those who follow the part of themselves which is great are great men; those who follow the part which is little are little men.
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Greatness Men
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men

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