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The Tao is near and people seek it far away.

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In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
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
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.
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Avoid Destroy Hate Man
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
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness 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
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
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
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security

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