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

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Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.
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Born Fall Men Philosophy Spirituality Spring
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
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
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
It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
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Authority Difficult Family Government
Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.
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Destiny Development Heaven Mindset
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
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
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
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
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 way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
The myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.
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Happiness Joy Reflection Sincere
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
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

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