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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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If you know that a thing is unrighteous, then use all dispatch in putting an end to it–why wait till next year?
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End Evil Wait Years
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
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
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
I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.
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Avoid Danger Death Myself
When Heaven is about to confer a great office upon you, it first exercises your mind with suffering and your sinews and bones with toil.
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Greatness Heaven Suffering
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
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
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
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
He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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Choice Himself Rich
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection

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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