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

Mencius

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
Treat your elders as elders, and extend it to the elders of others; treat your young ones as young ones, and extend it to the young ones of others; then you can turn the whole world in the palm of your hand.
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Hands Respect World
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
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
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
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
Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men’s minds are also injured by them.
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Food Hunger Injury Men Mindset
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
The Way lies at hand yet it is sought afar off; the thing lies in the easy yet it is sought in the difficult.
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Difficult Hands Lying Warrior
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
The people turn in allegiance to Humanity, as surely as water flows downward or as a wild animal takes cover in the wilderness.
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Animal Humanity People Water Wild
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book

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