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Friends are the siblings God never gave us.

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Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
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
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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Choice Himself Rich
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
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
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
The gap between enthusiasm and indifference is filled with failures. The great man is he that does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Failure Heart Men
Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.
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Death Freedom
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
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
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness.
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Choice Justice Right Togetherness

Friends are the siblings God never gave us.

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