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All things are complete within ourselves.

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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
The people turn in allegiance to Humanity, as surely as water flows downward or as a wild animal takes cover in the wilderness.
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Animal Humanity People Water Wild
He who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them.
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Love Reaction Respect Treat
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
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
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
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
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
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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Ability Change Sincere
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Heaven Men Thinking
All things are already complete in us. There is no greater delight than to be conscious of right within us. If one strives to treat others as he would be treated by them, he shall not fail to come near the perfect life.
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Divine Failure Perfection Philosophy Right
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Dream Friendship Life Material Memories
Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence.
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Inspirational Yourself

All things are complete within ourselves.

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