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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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If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Body Friendship Oneself
The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.
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Avoid Destroy Hate Man
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
He who goes to the bottom of his own heart knows his own nature; And knowing his own nature, he knows heaven.
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Heart Heaven Philosophy
Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman.
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Artist Desire Men Stupidity
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
A small country cannot contend with a great; the few cannot contend with the many; the weak cannot contend with the strong.
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Country Greatness Strong Weakness
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
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
Listen to a man’s words and look at the pupil of his eye. How can a man conceal his character?
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Character Eyes Hide Men Word
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Heaven Men Thinking
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
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

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