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

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A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
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Character Existence Men Shame
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
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
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman.
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Artist Desire Men Stupidity
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Dream Friendship Life Material Memories
He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.
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Himself Love Respect
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Heaven Men Thinking
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
He who goes to the bottom of his own heart knows his own nature; And knowing his own nature, he knows heaven.
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Heart Heaven Philosophy
Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men’s minds are also injured by them.
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Food Hunger Injury Men Mindset
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 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
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
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
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way

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