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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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The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
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
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
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
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
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
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
There is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it.
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Artist Job Power
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
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
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
When Heaven is about to confer a great office upon you, it first exercises your mind with suffering and your sinews and bones with toil.
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Greatness Heaven Suffering
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God

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