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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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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
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Heaven Men Thinking
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
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness.
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Choice Justice Right Togetherness
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
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Dream Friendship Life Material Memories
The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
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
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
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

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

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