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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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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
There is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it.
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Artist Job Power
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
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
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
If you let people follow their feelings, they will be able to do good. This is what is meant by saying that human nature is good.
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Deep Feeling Human People Philosophy Spiritual
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
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
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
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book

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