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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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People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.
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Advice People Talk
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
Treat your elders as elders, and extend it to the elders of others; treat your young ones as young ones, and extend it to the young ones of others; then you can turn the whole world in the palm of your hand.
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Hands Respect World
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
The way of truth is like a great road. It is not difficult to know it. The evil is only that men will not seek it.
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Difficult Evil Men Seek
The path of duty lies in what is near, and men seek for it in what is remote; the work of duty lies in what is easy, and men seek for it in what is difficult.
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Easy Journey Lying Men Philosophy Seek Way
The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
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
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
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Dream Friendship Life Material Memories
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
Never has there been one possessed of complete sincerity who did not move others. Never has there been one who had not sincerity who was able to move others.
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Ability Change Sincere

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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