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Friends are the siblings God never gave us.

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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
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Dream Friendship Life Material Memories
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
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
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
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
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
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
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

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