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Friends are the siblings God never gave us.

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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
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
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
It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
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Authority Difficult Family Government
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.
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Himself Love Respect
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
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
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
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
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
To feed men and not to love them is to treat them as if they were barnyard cattle. To love them and not respect them is to treat them as if they were household pets.
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Freedom Men Pet

Friends are the siblings God never gave us.

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