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Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.

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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
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
The people turn in allegiance to Humanity, as surely as water flows downward or as a wild animal takes cover in the wilderness.
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Animal Humanity People Water Wild
If you know that a thing is unrighteous, then use all dispatch in putting an end to it–why wait till next year?
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End Evil Wait Years
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
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
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
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
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
The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.
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Avoid Destroy Hate Man
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection

Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.

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