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Friendship is one mind in two bodies.

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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
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
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
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People 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
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Heaven Men Thinking
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
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
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
Never has there been one possessed of complete sincerity who did not move others. Never has there been one who had not sincerity who was able to move others.
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Ability Change Sincere
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

Friendship is one mind in two bodies.

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