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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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People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.
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Advice People Talk
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 sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
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 Way lies at hand yet it is sought afar off; the thing lies in the easy yet it is sought in the difficult.
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Difficult Hands Lying Warrior
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
The regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.
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Path View Virtue
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
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
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
The path of duty lies in what is near, and men seek for it in what is remote; the work of duty lies in what is easy, and men seek for it in what is difficult.
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Easy Journey Lying Men Philosophy Seek Way

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