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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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The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Heaven Men Thinking
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
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
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
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
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
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
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
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
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
The foundation of the world lies in the nation. The foundation of the nation lies in the family. The foundation of the family lies in the individual.
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Confidence Family Foundation Nation World
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
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

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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