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All things are complete within ourselves.

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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
He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
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Leadership Men Spirituality
The regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.
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Path View Virtue
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
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
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
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.
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Destiny Development Heaven Mindset
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
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men

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