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A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.

Mencius

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
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
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 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
If you know that a thing is unrighteous, then use all dispatch in putting an end to it–why wait till next year?
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End Evil Wait Years
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
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
Evil exists to glorify the good. Evil is negative good. It is a relative term. Evil can be transmuted into good. What is evil to one at one time, becomes good at another time to somebody else.
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Deep Evil Goodness Negative Perspective Philosophy Spiritual
He who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them.
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Love Reaction Respect Treat
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
Never has there been one possessed of complete sincerity who did not move others. Never has there been one who had not sincerity who was able to move others.
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Ability Change Sincere
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water

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