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

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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
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Body Friendship Oneself
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
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
When Heaven is about to confer a great office upon you, it first exercises your mind with suffering and your sinews and bones with toil.
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Greatness Heaven Suffering
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
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
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
Listen to a man’s words and look at the pupil of his eye. How can a man conceal his character?
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Character Eyes Hide Men Word
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
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
The way of truth is like a great road. It is not difficult to know it. The evil is only that men will not seek it.
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Difficult Evil Men Seek
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.
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