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He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.

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Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
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
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
If you let people follow their feelings, they will be able to do good. This is what is meant by saying that human nature is good.
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Deep Feeling Human People Philosophy Spiritual
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
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
He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
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Leadership Men Spirituality
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
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
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
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
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere

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