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He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.

Mencius

The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.
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Avoid Destroy Hate Man
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
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
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
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
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
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
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
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
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
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
To feed men and not to love them is to treat them as if they were barnyard cattle. To love them and not respect them is to treat them as if they were household pets.
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Freedom Men Pet
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
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
Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence.
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Inspirational Yourself
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

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