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The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.

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Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men’s minds are also injured by them.
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Food Hunger Injury Men Mindset
He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.
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Himself Love Respect
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
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
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
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
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
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
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
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
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
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

The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.

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