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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
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
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
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
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
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
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
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
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
Never has there been one possessed of complete sincerity who did not move others. Never has there been one who had not sincerity who was able to move others.
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Ability Change Sincere
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
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
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
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
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

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