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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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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 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
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
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
I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.
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Avoid Danger Death Myself
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
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
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
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
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 prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
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
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
To feed men and not to love them is to treat them as if they were barnyard cattle. To love them and not respect them is to treat them as if they were household pets.
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Freedom Men Pet
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
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
The great man does not think beforehand of his words that they may be sincere, nor of his actions that they may be resolute- he simply speaks and does what is right.
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Inspirational Men Simplicity Thinking
The people turn in allegiance to Humanity, as surely as water flows downward or as a wild animal takes cover in the wilderness.
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Animal Humanity People Water Wild
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
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 Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Body Friendship Oneself
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
He who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them.
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Love Reaction Respect Treat
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
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit

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