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One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.

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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
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
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
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
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
People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.
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Advice People Talk
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
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
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
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
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
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
The Way lies at hand yet it is sought afar off; the thing lies in the easy yet it is sought in the difficult.
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Difficult Hands Lying Warrior
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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