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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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Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
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
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
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
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
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
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
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Body Friendship Oneself
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
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 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 feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman.
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Artist Desire Men Stupidity
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand

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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