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If you know that a thing is unrighteous, then use all dispatch in putting an end to it–why wait till next year?

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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
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
Those who follow the part of themselves which is great are great men; those who follow the part which is little are little men.
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Greatness Men
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
Listen to a man’s words and look at the pupil of his eye. How can a man conceal his character?
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Character Eyes Hide Men Word
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
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
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
Evil exists to glorify the good. Evil is negative good. It is a relative term. Evil can be transmuted into good. What is evil to one at one time, becomes good at another time to somebody else.
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Deep Evil Goodness Negative Perspective Philosophy Spiritual
Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.
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Born Fall Men Philosophy Spirituality Spring
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
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
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
The foundation of the world lies in the nation. The foundation of the nation lies in the family. The foundation of the family lies in the individual.
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Confidence Family Foundation Nation World

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