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

Mencius

A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
All people have the common desire to be elevated in honour, but all people have something still more elevated in themselves without knowing it.
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Deep Desire People Philosophy
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
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 feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
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
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
A small country cannot contend with a great; the few cannot contend with the many; the weak cannot contend with the strong.
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Country Greatness Strong Weakness
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
He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
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Leadership Men Spirituality
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
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
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way

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

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