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So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness.

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The way is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things.
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Easy Men Philosophy Seek Way
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
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
The gap between enthusiasm and indifference is filled with failures. The great man is he that does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Failure Heart Men
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 of truth is like a great road. It is not difficult to know it. The evil is only that men will not seek it.
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Difficult Evil Men Seek
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
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
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
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
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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Choice Himself Rich
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men

So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness.

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So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness.

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