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There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.

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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
Virtue alone is not sufficient for the exercise of government; laws alone cannot carry themselves into practice.
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Alone Enough Exercise Government Law Practice Virtue
He who goes to the bottom of his own heart knows his own nature; And knowing his own nature, he knows heaven.
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Heart Heaven Philosophy
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
Evil exists to glorify the good. Evil is negative good. It is a relative term. Evil can be transmuted into good. What is evil to one at one time, becomes good at another time to somebody else.
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Deep Evil Goodness Negative Perspective Philosophy Spiritual
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
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
Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman.
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Artist Desire Men Stupidity
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
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
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
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
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality

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