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Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.

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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
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
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
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
Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.
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Decision Men Vigor
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
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
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
The great man does not think beforehand of his words that they may be sincere, nor of his actions that they may be resolute- he simply speaks and does what is right.
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Inspirational Men Simplicity Thinking
The path of duty lies in what is near, and men seek for it in what is remote; the work of duty lies in what is easy, and men seek for it in what is difficult.
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Easy Journey Lying Men Philosophy Seek Way
People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.
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Advice People Talk
He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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