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

Mencius

A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men’s minds are also injured by them.
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Food Hunger Injury Men Mindset
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Dream Friendship Life Material Memories
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Heaven Men Thinking
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
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
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
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 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 way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
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
So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness.
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Choice Justice Right Togetherness
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
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

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