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All things are complete within ourselves.

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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
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
Listen to a man’s words and look at the pupil of his eye. How can a man conceal his character?
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Character Eyes Hide Men Word
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
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 myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.
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Happiness Joy Reflection Sincere
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
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 way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
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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Food Hunger Injury Men Mindset
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 things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
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

All things are complete within ourselves.

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