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

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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
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
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
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
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
Never has there been one possessed of complete sincerity who did not move others. Never has there been one who had not sincerity who was able to move others.
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Ability Change Sincere
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
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Heaven Men Thinking
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
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
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 feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
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
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit

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