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

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The foundation of the world lies in the nation. The foundation of the nation lies in the family. The foundation of the family lies in the individual.
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Confidence Family Foundation Nation World
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
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
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
The way is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things.
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Easy Men Philosophy Seek Way
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
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 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
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
The gap between enthusiasm and indifference is filled with failures. The great man is he that does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Failure Heart Men
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
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 tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality

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

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