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The gap between enthusiasm and indifference is filled with failures. The great man is he that does not lose his child’s heart.

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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
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.
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Force Heart Men Power Resistance
The way of truth is like a great road. It is not difficult to know it. The evil is only that men will not seek it.
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Difficult Evil Men Seek
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
Virtue alone is not sufficient for the exercise of government; laws alone cannot carry themselves into practice.
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Alone Enough Exercise Government Law Practice Virtue
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
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
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
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
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 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
Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men’s minds are also injured by them.
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Food Hunger Injury Men Mindset
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual

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