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The great person never loses a childlike spirit.

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Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.
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Force Heart Men Power Resistance
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
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.
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Destiny Development Heaven Mindset
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
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 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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Easy Journey Lying Men Philosophy Seek Way
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
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
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
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
By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
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Heaven Mind Nature Understand
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love

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