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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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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
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
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
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
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
So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness.
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Choice Justice Right Togetherness
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
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
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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End Evil Wait Years
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Body Friendship Oneself
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book

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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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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