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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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He who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them.
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Love Reaction Respect Treat
To feed men and not to love them is to treat them as if they were barnyard cattle. To love them and not respect them is to treat them as if they were household pets.
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Freedom Men Pet
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Dream Friendship Life Material Memories
By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
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Heaven Mind Nature Understand
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
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness 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 tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
All things are already complete in us. There is no greater delight than to be conscious of right within us. If one strives to treat others as he would be treated by them, he shall not fail to come near the perfect life.
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Divine Failure Perfection Philosophy Right
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
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
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
So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness.
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Choice Justice Right Togetherness
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

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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