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The myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.

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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
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
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
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
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
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
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
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
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
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
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 feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Dream Friendship Life Material Memories
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
The regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.
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Path View Virtue
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security

The myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.

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