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Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.

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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
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Heaven Men Thinking
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence.
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Inspirational Yourself
I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.
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Avoid Danger Death Myself
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
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
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
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
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
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
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
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
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

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