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He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.

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The way of truth is like a great road. It is not difficult to know it. The evil is only that men will not seek it.
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Difficult Evil Men Seek
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
The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.
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Avoid Destroy Hate Man
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
Human nature is good, just as water seeks low ground. There is no man who is not good, just as there is no water that does not flow downward.
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Goodness Human Humanity Men Nature Water
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
I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.
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Avoid Danger Death Myself
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
The way is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things.
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Easy Men Philosophy Seek Way
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
The foundation of the world lies in the nation. The foundation of the nation lies in the family. The foundation of the family lies in the individual.
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Confidence Family Foundation Nation World
Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.
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Decision Men Vigor
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Body Friendship Oneself
By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
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Heaven Mind Nature Understand

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