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Human nature is disposed to do good.

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He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.
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Himself Love Respect
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
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Body Friendship Oneself
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
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
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
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
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
By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
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Heaven Mind Nature Understand
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
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
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
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
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.
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Avoid Destroy Hate Man

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