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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 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
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
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 best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Dream Friendship Life Material Memories
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
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 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
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
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
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
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

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