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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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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
If you know that a thing is unrighteous, then use all dispatch in putting an end to it–why wait till next year?
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End Evil Wait Years
All people have the common desire to be elevated in honour, but all people have something still more elevated in themselves without knowing it.
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Deep Desire People Philosophy
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
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
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
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
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
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
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
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
Never has there been one possessed of complete sincerity who did not move others. Never has there been one who had not sincerity who was able to move others.
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Ability Change Sincere
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security

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