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The gap between enthusiasm and indifference is filled with failures. The great man is he that does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Failure Heart Men
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 great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
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
The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
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 lies at hand yet it is sought afar off; the thing lies in the easy yet it is sought in the difficult.
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Difficult Hands Lying Warrior
He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.
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Himself Love Respect
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Heaven Men Thinking
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Advice People Talk
Never has there been one possessed of complete sincerity who did not move others. Never has there been one who had not sincerity who was able to move others.
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Ability Change Sincere
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character 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
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots

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