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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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Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
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
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
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
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
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
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
Virtue alone is not sufficient for the exercise of government; laws alone cannot carry themselves into practice.
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Alone Enough Exercise Government Law Practice Virtue
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Dream Friendship Life Material Memories
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
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
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
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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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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