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Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.

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Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men’s minds are also injured by them.
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Food Hunger Injury Men Mindset
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
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
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
Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence.
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Inspirational Yourself
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 attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
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Leadership Men Spirituality
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Dream Friendship Life Material Memories
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
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
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality

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