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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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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
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
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
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
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
To act without clear understanding, to form habits without investigation, to follow a path all one’s life without knowing where it really leads; such is the behavior of the multitude.
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Act Ignorance Leadership Life Understand
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
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 sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
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
Listen to a man’s words and look at the pupil of his eye. How can a man conceal his character?
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Character Eyes Hide Men Word
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
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
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
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

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