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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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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
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
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
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
When Heaven is about to confer a great office upon you, it first exercises your mind with suffering and your sinews and bones with toil.
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Greatness Heaven Suffering
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
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
A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
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Character Existence Men Shame
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
When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.
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Force Heart Men Power Resistance
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

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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