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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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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 best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Dream Friendship Life Material Memories
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
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
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
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
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
Treat your elders as elders, and extend it to the elders of others; treat your young ones as young ones, and extend it to the young ones of others; then you can turn the whole world in the palm of your hand.
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Hands Respect World
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
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
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
Virtue alone is not sufficient for the exercise of government; laws alone cannot carry themselves into practice.
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Alone Enough Exercise Government Law Practice Virtue
The gap between enthusiasm and indifference is filled with failures. The great man is he that does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Failure Heart Men
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
Human nature is good, just as water seeks low ground. There is no man who is not good, just as there is no water that does not flow downward.
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Goodness Human Humanity Men Nature Water

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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