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If the King loves music, it is well with the land.

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Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman.
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Artist Desire Men Stupidity
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
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
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
Listen to a man’s words and look at the pupil of his eye. How can a man conceal his character?
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Character Eyes Hide Men Word
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
He who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them.
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Love Reaction Respect Treat
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
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
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
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security

If the King loves music, it is well with the land.

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