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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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Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
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
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.
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Destiny Development Heaven Mindset
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
Those who follow the part of themselves which is great are great men; those who follow the part which is little are little men.
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Greatness Men
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
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
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Heaven Men Thinking
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
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
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
It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
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Authority Difficult Family Government
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men

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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