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The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
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 way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
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
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
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Heaven Mind Nature Understand
So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness.
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Choice Justice Right Togetherness
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
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
The path of duty lies in what is near, and men seek for it in what is remote; the work of duty lies in what is easy, and men seek for it in what is difficult.
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Easy Journey Lying Men Philosophy Seek Way
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule

Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.

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