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Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.

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The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.
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Death Freedom
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.
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Force Heart Men Power Resistance
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
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
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
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
Evil exists to glorify the good. Evil is negative good. It is a relative term. Evil can be transmuted into good. What is evil to one at one time, becomes good at another time to somebody else.
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Deep Evil Goodness Negative Perspective Philosophy Spiritual
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
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
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
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
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity

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