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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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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
The foundation of the world lies in the nation. The foundation of the nation lies in the family. The foundation of the family lies in the individual.
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Confidence Family Foundation Nation World
A small country cannot contend with a great; the few cannot contend with the many; the weak cannot contend with the strong.
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Country Greatness Strong Weakness
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
If you know that a thing is unrighteous, then use all dispatch in putting an end to it–why wait till next year?
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End Evil Wait Years
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
Virtue alone is not sufficient for the exercise of government; laws alone cannot carry themselves into practice.
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Alone Enough Exercise Government Law Practice Virtue
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
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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Artist Desire Men Stupidity
Those who follow the part of themselves which is great are great men; those who follow the part which is little are little men.
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Greatness Men
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.
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Avoid Destroy Hate Man
People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.
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Advice People Talk
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
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
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

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