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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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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
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
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
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
The great man does not think beforehand of his words that they may be sincere, nor of his actions that they may be resolute- he simply speaks and does what is right.
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Inspirational Men Simplicity Thinking
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
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
Evil exists to glorify the good. Evil is negative good. It is a relative term. Evil can be transmuted into good. What is evil to one at one time, becomes good at another time to somebody else.
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Deep Evil Goodness Negative Perspective Philosophy Spiritual
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
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
He who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them.
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Love Reaction Respect Treat
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 sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
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
I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.
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Avoid Danger Death Myself
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
Virtue alone is not sufficient for the exercise of government; laws alone cannot carry themselves into practice.
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Alone Enough Exercise Government Law Practice Virtue
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
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
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 myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.
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Happiness Joy Reflection Sincere
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
Those who follow the part of themselves which is great are great men; those who follow the part which is little are little men.
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Greatness Men
A small country cannot contend with a great; the few cannot contend with the many; the weak cannot contend with the strong.
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Country Greatness Strong Weakness

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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