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The great person never loses a childlike spirit.

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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
The way of truth is like a great road. It is not difficult to know it. The evil is only that men will not seek it.
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Difficult Evil Men Seek
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Body Friendship Oneself
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven 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
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
Those who follow the part of themselves which is great are great men; those who follow the part which is little are little men.
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Greatness Men
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
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
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
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
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
If you let people follow their feelings, they will be able to do good. This is what is meant by saying that human nature is good.
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Deep Feeling Human People Philosophy Spiritual
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

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