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By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.

Mencius

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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Inspirational Men Simplicity Thinking
Evil exists to glorify the good. Evil is negative good. It is a relative term. Evil can be transmuted into good. What is evil to one at one time, becomes good at another time to somebody else.
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Deep Evil Goodness Negative Perspective Philosophy Spiritual
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
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
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
The way is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things.
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Easy Men Philosophy Seek Way
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
A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
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Character Existence Men Shame
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
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Heaven Men Thinking
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
The regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.
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Path View Virtue
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
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Body Friendship Oneself

By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.

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