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

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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
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.
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Force Heart Men Power Resistance
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
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
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 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
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
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
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
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
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
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
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

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

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