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Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.

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Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
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Heaven Mind Nature Understand
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.
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Avoid Danger Death Myself
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
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
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate 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
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 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
Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence.
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Inspirational Yourself
A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
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Character Existence Men Shame
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water

Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.

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