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

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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
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
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
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
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
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
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.
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Avoid Danger Death Myself
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
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
The gap between enthusiasm and indifference is filled with failures. The great man is he that does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Failure Heart Men

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