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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
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
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 man does not think beforehand of his words that they may be sincere, nor of his actions that they may be resolute- he simply speaks and does what is right.
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Inspirational Men Simplicity Thinking
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
Treat your elders as elders, and extend it to the elders of others; treat your young ones as young ones, and extend it to the young ones of others; then you can turn the whole world in the palm of your hand.
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Hands Respect World
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
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
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
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
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
If you let people follow their feelings, they will be able to do good. This is what is meant by saying that human nature is good.
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Deep Feeling Human People Philosophy Spiritual
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 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

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