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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
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
All things are already complete in us. There is no greater delight than to be conscious of right within us. If one strives to treat others as he would be treated by them, he shall not fail to come near the perfect life.
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Divine Failure Perfection Philosophy Right
By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
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Heaven Mind Nature Understand
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
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
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Heaven Men Thinking
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.
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Himself Love Respect
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.
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Avoid Destroy Hate Man
He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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Choice Himself Rich
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand

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