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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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The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.
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Destiny Development Heaven Mindset
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 gap between enthusiasm and indifference is filled with failures. The great man is he that does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Failure Heart Men
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
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
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
A small country cannot contend with a great; the few cannot contend with the many; the weak cannot contend with the strong.
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Country Greatness Strong Weakness
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
The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
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

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