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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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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
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
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
Evil exists to glorify the good. Evil is negative good. It is a relative term. Evil can be transmuted into good. What is evil to one at one time, becomes good at another time to somebody else.
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Deep Evil Goodness Negative Perspective Philosophy Spiritual
The way of truth is like a great road. It is not difficult to know it. The evil is only that men will not seek it.
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Difficult Evil Men Seek
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
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Heaven Mind Nature Understand
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
There is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it.
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Artist Job Power
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
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
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
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
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
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

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