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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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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
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
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
Listen to a man’s words and look at the pupil of his eye. How can a man conceal his character?
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Character Eyes Hide Men Word
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
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
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
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 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
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
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 people turn in allegiance to Humanity, as surely as water flows downward or as a wild animal takes cover in the wilderness.
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Animal Humanity People Water Wild
He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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Choice Himself Rich
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
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
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 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 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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