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A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.

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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
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness.
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Choice Justice Right Togetherness
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
To act without clear understanding, to form habits without investigation, to follow a path all one’s life without knowing where it really leads; such is the behavior of the multitude.
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Act Ignorance Leadership Life Understand
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
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
The regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.
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Path View Virtue
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
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
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
Treat your elders as elders, and extend it to the elders of others; treat your young ones as young ones, and extend it to the young ones of others; then you can turn the whole world in the palm of your hand.
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Hands Respect World
The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
Virtue alone is not sufficient for the exercise of government; laws alone cannot carry themselves into practice.
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Alone Enough Exercise Government Law Practice Virtue
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
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way

A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.

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