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By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.

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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
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
Never has there been one possessed of complete sincerity who did not move others. Never has there been one who had not sincerity who was able to move others.
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Ability Change Sincere
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
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
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
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
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
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
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 you know that a thing is unrighteous, then use all dispatch in putting an end to it–why wait till next year?
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End Evil Wait Years
The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
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

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