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Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.

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The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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Choice Himself Rich
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
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
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
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
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
All people have the common desire to be elevated in honour, but all people have something still more elevated in themselves without knowing it.
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Deep Desire People Philosophy
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
When Heaven is about to confer a great office upon you, it first exercises your mind with suffering and your sinews and bones with toil.
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Greatness Heaven Suffering
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
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

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