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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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Never has there been one possessed of complete sincerity who did not move others. Never has there been one who had not sincerity who was able to move others.
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Ability Change Sincere
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
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
The way is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things.
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Easy Men Philosophy Seek Way
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
There is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it.
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Artist Job Power
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
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
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
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
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
He who goes to the bottom of his own heart knows his own nature; And knowing his own nature, he knows heaven.
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Heart Heaven Philosophy
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
A small country cannot contend with a great; the few cannot contend with the many; the weak cannot contend with the strong.
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Country Greatness Strong Weakness
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.
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Avoid Danger Death Myself
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
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Dream Friendship Life Material Memories
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
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
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
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
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
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek

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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