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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 feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
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
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
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
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
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
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
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
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
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven 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
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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