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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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He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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Choice Himself Rich
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
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
Treat your elders as elders, and extend it to the elders of others; treat your young ones as young ones, and extend it to the young ones of others; then you can turn the whole world in the palm of your hand.
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Hands Respect World
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
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.
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Born Fall Men Philosophy Spirituality Spring
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.
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Force Heart Men Power Resistance
The people turn in allegiance to Humanity, as surely as water flows downward or as a wild animal takes cover in the wilderness.
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Animal Humanity People Water Wild
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
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
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
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational

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