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

Mencius

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
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness.
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Choice Justice Right Togetherness
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
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
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
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
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
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
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
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
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
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity

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