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

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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
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
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
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 myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.
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Happiness Joy Reflection Sincere
When Heaven is about to confer a great office upon you, it first exercises your mind with suffering and your sinews and bones with toil.
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Greatness Heaven Suffering
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
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Body Friendship Oneself
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.
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Destiny Development Heaven Mindset

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