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When Heaven is about to confer a great office upon you, it first exercises your mind with suffering and your sinews and bones with toil.

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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
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
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
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
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
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
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
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
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
When Heaven is about to confer a great office upon you, it first exercises your mind with suffering and your sinews and bones with toil.
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Greatness Heaven Suffering
If you let people follow their feelings, they will be able to do good. This is what is meant by saying that human nature is good.
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Deep Feeling Human People Philosophy Spiritual
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Dream Friendship Life Material Memories
The way is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things.
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Easy Men Philosophy Seek Way
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek

When Heaven is about to confer a great office upon you, it first exercises your mind with suffering and your sinews and bones with toil.

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