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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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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
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
There is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it.
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Artist Job Power
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
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
The myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.
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Happiness Joy Reflection Sincere
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
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
The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
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
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.
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Death Freedom
The way is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things.
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Easy Men Philosophy Seek Way
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
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
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
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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Heart Heaven Philosophy
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
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
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule

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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