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

Mencius

To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
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Authority Difficult Family Government
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
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
All things are already complete in us. There is no greater delight than to be conscious of right within us. If one strives to treat others as he would be treated by them, he shall not fail to come near the perfect life.
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Divine Failure Perfection Philosophy Right
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
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
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
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
He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.
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Himself Love Respect
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 ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity

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