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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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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
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
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
To act without clear understanding, to form habits without investigation, to follow a path all one’s life without knowing where it really leads; such is the behavior of the multitude.
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Act Ignorance Leadership Life Understand
It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
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Authority Difficult Family Government
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
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
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
All things are already complete in us. There is no greater delight than to be conscious of right within us. If one strives to treat others as he would be treated by them, he shall not fail to come near the perfect life.
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Divine Failure Perfection Philosophy Right
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.
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Avoid Destroy Hate Man
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Dream Friendship Life Material Memories
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule

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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