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All things are already complete in us. There is no greater delight than to be conscious of right within us. If one strives to treat others as he would be treated by them, he shall not fail to come near the perfect life.

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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
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
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 myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.
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Happiness Joy Reflection Sincere
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
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
Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.
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Decision Men Vigor
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
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
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

All things are already complete in us. There is no greater delight than to be conscious of right within us. If one strives to treat others as he would be treated by them, he shall not fail to come near the perfect life.

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All things are already complete in us. There is no greater delight than to be conscious of right within us. If one strives to treat others as he would be treated by them, he shall not fail to come near the perfect life.

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