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

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To feed men and not to love them is to treat them as if they were barnyard cattle. To love them and not respect them is to treat them as if they were household pets.
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Freedom Men Pet
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
Human nature is good, just as water seeks low ground. There is no man who is not good, just as there is no water that does not flow downward.
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Goodness Human Humanity Men Nature Water
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
He who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them.
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Love Reaction Respect Treat
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 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
He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
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Leadership Men Spirituality
If you let people follow their feelings, they will be able to do good. This is what is meant by saying that human nature is good.
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Deep Feeling Human People Philosophy Spiritual
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Dream Friendship Life Material Memories
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
The myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.
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Happiness Joy Reflection 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 feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong

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

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