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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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Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
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Character Existence Men Shame
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
The way is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things.
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Easy Men Philosophy Seek Way
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
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
Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.
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Death Freedom
The Way lies at hand yet it is sought afar off; the thing lies in the easy yet it is sought in the difficult.
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Difficult Hands Lying Warrior
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
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
The way of truth is like a great road. It is not difficult to know it. The evil is only that men will not seek it.
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Difficult Evil Men 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
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
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
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
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See

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