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The great person never loses a childlike spirit.

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Virtue alone is not sufficient for the exercise of government; laws alone cannot carry themselves into practice.
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Alone Enough Exercise Government Law Practice Virtue
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
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
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
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
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
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
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
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
A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
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Character Existence Men Shame

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