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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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In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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Choice Himself Rich
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
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
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
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
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
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
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
The regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.
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Path View Virtue
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
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
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
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See

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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