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Virtue alone is not sufficient for the exercise of government; laws alone cannot carry themselves into practice.

Mencius

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
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
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 way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
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
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
Treat your elders as elders, and extend it to the elders of others; treat your young ones as young ones, and extend it to the young ones of others; then you can turn the whole world in the palm of your hand.
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Hands Respect World
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Dream Friendship Life Material Memories
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
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
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
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
The great man does not think beforehand of his words that they may be sincere, nor of his actions that they may be resolute- he simply speaks and does what is right.
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Inspirational Men Simplicity Thinking

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