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The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.

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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
He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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Choice Himself Rich
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 man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.
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Himself Love Respect
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
The Way lies at hand yet it is sought afar off; the thing lies in the easy yet it is sought in the difficult.
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Difficult Hands Lying Warrior
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand

The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.

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