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He who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them.

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All people have the common desire to be elevated in honour, but all people have something still more elevated in themselves without knowing it.
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Deep Desire People Philosophy
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
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
The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
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
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
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
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
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
Treat your elders as elders, and extend it to the elders of others; treat your young ones as young ones, and extend it to the young ones of others; then you can turn the whole world in the palm of your hand.
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Hands Respect World
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book

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