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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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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
Listen to a man’s words and look at the pupil of his eye. How can a man conceal his character?
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Character Eyes Hide Men Word
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
If you let people follow their feelings, they will be able to do good. This is what is meant by saying that human nature is good.
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Deep Feeling Human People Philosophy Spiritual
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
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
All people have the common desire to be elevated in honour, but all people have something still more elevated in themselves without knowing it.
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Deep Desire People Philosophy
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
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
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

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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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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