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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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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
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
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
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
Evil exists to glorify the good. Evil is negative good. It is a relative term. Evil can be transmuted into good. What is evil to one at one time, becomes good at another time to somebody else.
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Deep Evil Goodness Negative Perspective Philosophy Spiritual
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
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
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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Avoid Danger Death Myself
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
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
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
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
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
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men

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