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

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If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
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
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
If you let people follow their feelings, they will be able to do good. This is what is meant by saying that human nature is good.
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Deep Feeling Human People Philosophy Spiritual
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 exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
Evil exists to glorify the good. Evil is negative good. It is a relative term. Evil can be transmuted into good. What is evil to one at one time, becomes good at another time to somebody else.
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Deep Evil Goodness Negative Perspective Philosophy Spiritual
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
The people turn in allegiance to Humanity, as surely as water flows downward or as a wild animal takes cover in the wilderness.
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Animal Humanity People Water Wild
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men

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

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