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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?

Mencius

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
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
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
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
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
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
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
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
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
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 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
Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.
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Decision Men Vigor
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.
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Force Heart Men Power Resistance

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