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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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Listen to a man’s words and look at the pupil of his eye. How can a man conceal his character?
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Character Eyes Hide Men Word
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.
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Born Fall Men Philosophy Spirituality Spring
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
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
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 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
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
The great man does not think beforehand of his words that they may be sincere, nor of his actions that they may be resolute- he simply speaks and does what is right.
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Inspirational Men Simplicity Thinking
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
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
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
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
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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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