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The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.

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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 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
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
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
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
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
There is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it.
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Artist Job Power
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
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Leadership Men Spirituality
To feed men and not to love them is to treat them as if they were barnyard cattle. To love them and not respect them is to treat them as if they were household pets.
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Freedom Men Pet
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
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
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom

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