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Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.

Mencius

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
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
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
By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
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Heaven Mind Nature Understand
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
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
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
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
He who goes to the bottom of his own heart knows his own nature; And knowing his own nature, he knows heaven.
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Heart Heaven Philosophy
He who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them.
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Love Reaction Respect Treat
Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.
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Death Freedom
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
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
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
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way

Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.

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