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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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The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Dream Friendship Life Material Memories
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
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
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
The great man does not think beforehand of his words that they may be sincere, nor of his actions that they may be resolute- he simply speaks and does what is right.
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Inspirational Men Simplicity Thinking
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
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 act without clear understanding, to form habits without investigation, to follow a path all one’s life without knowing where it really leads; such is the behavior of the multitude.
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Act Ignorance Leadership Life Understand
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
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

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