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The Tao is near and people seek it far away.

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If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
The gap between enthusiasm and indifference is filled with failures. The great man is he that does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Failure Heart Men
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
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
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
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
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
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
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
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 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
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

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