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Human nature is disposed to do good.

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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
The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
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
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Body Friendship Oneself
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
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
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
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
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Authority Difficult Family Government
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.
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Death Freedom

Human nature is disposed to do good.

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