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If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.

Mencius

Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.
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Decision Men Vigor
Those who follow the part of themselves which is great are great men; those who follow the part which is little are little men.
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Greatness Men
The path of duty lies in what is near, and men seek for it in what is remote; the work of duty lies in what is easy, and men seek for it in what is difficult.
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Easy Journey Lying Men Philosophy Seek Way
If you know that a thing is unrighteous, then use all dispatch in putting an end to it–why wait till next year?
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End Evil Wait Years
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
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
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
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
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Heaven Men Thinking
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
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
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
The Way lies at hand yet it is sought afar off; the thing lies in the easy yet it is sought in the difficult.
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Difficult Hands Lying Warrior
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

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