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

Mencius

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 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
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
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
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
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
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
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Body Friendship Oneself
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
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Dream Friendship Life Material Memories
So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness.
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Choice Justice Right Togetherness
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality

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