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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
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
There is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it.
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Artist Job Power
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
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
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
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
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
Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men’s minds are also injured by them.
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Food Hunger Injury Men Mindset
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
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
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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