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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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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
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
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 regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.
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Path View Virtue
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
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
The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.
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Avoid Destroy Hate Man
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
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
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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Artist Desire Men Stupidity
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
He who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them.
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Love Reaction Respect Treat
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 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

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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