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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.

Mencius

To act without clear understanding, to form habits without investigation, to follow a path all one’s life without knowing where it really leads; such is the behavior of the multitude.
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Act Ignorance Leadership Life Understand
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
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
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
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 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
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
Human nature is good, just as water seeks low ground. There is no man who is not good, just as there is no water that does not flow downward.
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Goodness Human Humanity Men Nature Water
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
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
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
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
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
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
Listen to a man’s words and look at the pupil of his eye. How can a man conceal his character?
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Character Eyes Hide Men Word
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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