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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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Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
A small country cannot contend with a great; the few cannot contend with the many; the weak cannot contend with the strong.
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Country Greatness Strong Weakness
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Heaven Men Thinking
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
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
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman.
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Artist Desire Men Stupidity
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
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
The myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.
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Happiness Joy Reflection Sincere
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
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

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