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The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.

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Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
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Authority Difficult Family Government
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
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
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
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
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 way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth 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
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
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 way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
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
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality

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