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Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
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
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.
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Force Heart Men Power Resistance
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Heaven Men Thinking
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
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
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
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
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
All people have the common desire to be elevated in honour, but all people have something still more elevated in themselves without knowing it.
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Deep Desire People Philosophy
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
There is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it.
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Artist Job Power
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way

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