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

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The Way lies at hand yet it is sought afar off; the thing lies in the easy yet it is sought in the difficult.
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Difficult Hands Lying Warrior
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
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
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
The regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.
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Path View Virtue
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Heaven Men Thinking
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
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
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
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
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Body Friendship Oneself
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
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 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

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