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The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.

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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
The regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.
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Path View Virtue
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
The way of truth is like a great road. It is not difficult to know it. The evil is only that men will not seek it.
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Difficult Evil Men Seek
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman.
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Artist Desire Men Stupidity
He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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Choice Himself Rich
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
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
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
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
The way is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things.
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Easy Men Philosophy Seek Way
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

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