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The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.

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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
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
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
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.
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Avoid Destroy Hate Man
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
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
He who goes to the bottom of his own heart knows his own nature; And knowing his own nature, he knows heaven.
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Heart Heaven Philosophy
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
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.
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Advice People Talk
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
I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.
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Avoid Danger Death Myself
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
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Heaven Men Thinking
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

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