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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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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
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
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
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
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
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
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
When Heaven is about to confer a great office upon you, it first exercises your mind with suffering and your sinews and bones with toil.
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Greatness Heaven Suffering
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
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
He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.
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Himself Love Respect
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
The Way lies at hand yet it is sought afar off; the thing lies in the easy yet it is sought in the difficult.
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Difficult Hands Lying Warrior
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
All things are already complete in us. There is no greater delight than to be conscious of right within us. If one strives to treat others as he would be treated by them, he shall not fail to come near the perfect life.
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Divine Failure Perfection Philosophy Right

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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