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Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.

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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
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
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
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.
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Decision Men Vigor
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
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
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
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
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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Choice Himself Rich
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
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men

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