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He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
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Leadership Men Spirituality
He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.
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Himself Love Respect
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
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
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 ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
All people have the common desire to be elevated in honour, but all people have something still more elevated in themselves without knowing it.
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Deep Desire People Philosophy
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
When Heaven is about to confer a great office upon you, it first exercises your mind with suffering and your sinews and bones with toil.
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Greatness Heaven Suffering
Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.
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Destiny Development Heaven Mindset
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Dream Friendship Life Material Memories

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