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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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There is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it.
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Artist Job Power
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
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
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
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
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
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
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
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
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
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
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

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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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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