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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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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
The path of duty lies in what is near, and men seek for it in what is remote; the work of duty lies in what is easy, and men seek for it in what is difficult.
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Easy Journey Lying Men Philosophy Seek Way
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
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
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
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
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
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
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
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
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
Human nature is good, just as water seeks low ground. There is no man who is not good, just as there is no water that does not flow downward.
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Goodness Human Humanity Men Nature Water
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
Evil exists to glorify the good. Evil is negative good. It is a relative term. Evil can be transmuted into good. What is evil to one at one time, becomes good at another time to somebody else.
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Deep Evil Goodness Negative Perspective Philosophy Spiritual
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality

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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