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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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Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
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
He who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them.
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Love Reaction Respect Treat
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
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
All things are already complete in us. There is no greater delight than to be conscious of right within us. If one strives to treat others as he would be treated by them, he shall not fail to come near the perfect life.
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Divine Failure Perfection Philosophy Right
Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.
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Born Fall Men Philosophy Spirituality Spring
The Way lies at hand yet it is sought afar off; the thing lies in the easy yet it is sought in the difficult.
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Difficult Hands Lying Warrior
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
To feed men and not to love them is to treat them as if they were barnyard cattle. To love them and not respect them is to treat them as if they were household pets.
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Freedom Men Pet
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
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots

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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