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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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Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
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 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
Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence.
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Inspirational Yourself
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
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
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
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
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
Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.
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Decision Men Vigor
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Heaven Men Thinking
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
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
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
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
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
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
Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.
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Born Fall Men Philosophy Spirituality Spring
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
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection

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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