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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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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
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
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
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
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Heaven Men Thinking
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
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
Virtue alone is not sufficient for the exercise of government; laws alone cannot carry themselves into practice.
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Alone Enough Exercise Government Law Practice Virtue
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
Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence.
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Inspirational Yourself
People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.
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Advice People Talk
Those who follow the part of themselves which is great are great men; those who follow the part which is little are little men.
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Greatness Men
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book

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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