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Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.

Mencius

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
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
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 great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
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
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
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
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Leadership Men Spirituality
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
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
He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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Choice Himself Rich
The great man does not think beforehand of his words that they may be sincere, nor of his actions that they may be resolute- he simply speaks and does what is right.
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Inspirational Men Simplicity Thinking
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.
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Decision Men Vigor
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

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