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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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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
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
Human nature is good, just as water seeks low ground. There is no man who is not good, just as there is no water that does not flow downward.
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Goodness Human Humanity Men Nature Water
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
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
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
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
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
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
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.
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Avoid Destroy Hate Man
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
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
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit

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