Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
MENCIUSIs 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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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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Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.
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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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Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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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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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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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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Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman.
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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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If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.
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There is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it.
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