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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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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
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
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Dream Friendship Life Material Memories
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Body Friendship Oneself
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 great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
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
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
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
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
Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence.
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Inspirational Yourself
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
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
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 tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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