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Sincerity is the way to heaven.

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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
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
Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.
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Destiny Development Heaven Mindset
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Heaven Men Thinking
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 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
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 great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
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
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
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
Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men’s minds are also injured by them.
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Food Hunger Injury Men Mindset
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
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
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
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
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
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
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
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
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
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
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Body Friendship Oneself
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
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

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