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Sincerity is the way to heaven.

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Virtue alone is not sufficient for the exercise of government; laws alone cannot carry themselves into practice.
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Alone Enough Exercise Government Law Practice Virtue
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
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
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
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
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
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
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman.
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Artist Desire Men Stupidity
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
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
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
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
He who goes to the bottom of his own heart knows his own nature; And knowing his own nature, he knows heaven.
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Heart Heaven Philosophy

Sincerity is the way to heaven.

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