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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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It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
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Authority Difficult Family Government
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
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
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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Choice Justice Right Togetherness
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
Never has there been one possessed of complete sincerity who did not move others. Never has there been one who had not sincerity who was able to move others.
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Ability Change Sincere
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
When Heaven is about to confer a great office upon you, it first exercises your mind with suffering and your sinews and bones with toil.
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Greatness Heaven Suffering
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
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
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship 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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