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Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.

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Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men’s minds are also injured by them.
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Food Hunger Injury Men Mindset
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
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
Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.
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Decision Men Vigor
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
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
The myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.
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Happiness Joy Reflection Sincere
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
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
The path of duty lies in what is near, and men seek for it in what is remote; the work of duty lies in what is easy, and men seek for it in what is difficult.
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Easy Journey Lying Men Philosophy Seek Way
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
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.
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Born Fall Men Philosophy Spirituality Spring
By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
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Heaven Mind Nature Understand

Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.

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