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Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.

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Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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Choice Himself Rich
If you know that a thing is unrighteous, then use all dispatch in putting an end to it–why wait till next year?
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End Evil Wait Years
There is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it.
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Artist Job Power
To feed men and not to love them is to treat them as if they were barnyard cattle. To love them and not respect them is to treat them as if they were household pets.
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Freedom Men Pet
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
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
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
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

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