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Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.

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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
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
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
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
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
By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
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Heaven Mind Nature Understand
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
Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.
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Death Freedom
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
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
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.
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Advice People Talk
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
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
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
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
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
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

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