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Friends are the siblings God never gave us.

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The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
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Authority Difficult Family Government
Never has there been one possessed of complete sincerity who did not move others. Never has there been one who had not sincerity who was able to move others.
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Ability Change Sincere
The way is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things.
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Easy Men Philosophy Seek Way
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
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
Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence.
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Inspirational Yourself
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
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
He who goes to the bottom of his own heart knows his own nature; And knowing his own nature, he knows heaven.
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Heart Heaven Philosophy

Friends are the siblings God never gave us.

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