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Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.
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Death Freedom
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
He who goes to the bottom of his own heart knows his own nature; And knowing his own nature, he knows heaven.
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Heart Heaven Philosophy
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
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
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
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
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
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
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
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
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

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