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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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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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Divine Failure Perfection Philosophy Right
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 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
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
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
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
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
A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
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Character Existence Men Shame
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 sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
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
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

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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