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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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When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.
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Force Heart Men Power Resistance
Listen to a man’s words and look at the pupil of his eye. How can a man conceal his character?
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Character Eyes Hide Men Word
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
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
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
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 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
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
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
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
To act without clear understanding, to form habits without investigation, to follow a path all one’s life without knowing where it really leads; such is the behavior of the multitude.
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Act Ignorance Leadership Life Understand
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 sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual

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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