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The regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.

Mencius

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
If you know that a thing is unrighteous, then use all dispatch in putting an end to it–why wait till next year?
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End Evil Wait Years
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
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Heaven Men Thinking
The way of truth is like a great road. It is not difficult to know it. The evil is only that men will not seek it.
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Difficult Evil Men Seek
Virtue alone is not sufficient for the exercise of government; laws alone cannot carry themselves into practice.
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Alone Enough Exercise Government Law Practice Virtue
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
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
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men’s minds are also injured by them.
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Food Hunger Injury Men Mindset
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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