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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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He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.
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Himself Love Respect
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
Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence.
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Inspirational Yourself
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
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
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
The people turn in allegiance to Humanity, as surely as water flows downward or as a wild animal takes cover in the wilderness.
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Animal Humanity People Water Wild
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
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
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
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
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 feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity

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