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A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.

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Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
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
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
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
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 tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
All people have the common desire to be elevated in honour, but all people have something still more elevated in themselves without knowing it.
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Deep Desire People Philosophy
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
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
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
The foundation of the world lies in the nation. The foundation of the nation lies in the family. The foundation of the family lies in the individual.
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Confidence Family Foundation Nation World
Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.
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Destiny Development Heaven Mindset

A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.

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