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One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.

Mencius

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
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.
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Decision Men Vigor
He who goes to the bottom of his own heart knows his own nature; And knowing his own nature, he knows heaven.
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Heart Heaven Philosophy
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
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
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
The foundation of the world lies in the nation. The foundation of the nation lies in the family. The foundation of the family lies in the individual.
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Confidence Family Foundation Nation World
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
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 gap between enthusiasm and indifference is filled with failures. The great man is he that does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Failure Heart Men
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
So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness.
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Choice Justice Right Togetherness
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality

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