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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
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
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 Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.
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Born Fall Men Philosophy Spirituality Spring
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
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Character Existence Men Shame
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
Human nature is good, just as water seeks low ground. There is no man who is not good, just as there is no water that does not flow downward.
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Goodness Human Humanity Men Nature Water
People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.
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Advice People Talk
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection

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