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Human nature is disposed to do good.

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The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
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
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
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
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
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
So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness.
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Choice Justice Right Togetherness
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 regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.
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Path View Virtue
He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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Choice Himself Rich
To feed men and not to love them is to treat them as if they were barnyard cattle. To love them and not respect them is to treat them as if they were household pets.
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Freedom Men Pet
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation

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