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A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.

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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
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
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
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
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Body Friendship Oneself
Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence.
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Inspirational Yourself
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
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
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
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
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
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection

A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.

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