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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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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
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
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
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
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
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
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
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
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
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
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
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
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

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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