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

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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
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
Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men’s minds are also injured by them.
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Food Hunger Injury Men Mindset
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 way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
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
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
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
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
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
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
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
People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.
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