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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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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
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
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
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
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
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
Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.
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Decision Men Vigor
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Heaven Men Thinking
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
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
All people have the common desire to be elevated in honour, but all people have something still more elevated in themselves without knowing it.
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Deep Desire People Philosophy
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
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Body Friendship Oneself
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

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