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

Mencius

There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
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
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
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
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
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
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
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
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
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
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Heaven Men Thinking
Evil exists to glorify the good. Evil is negative good. It is a relative term. Evil can be transmuted into good. What is evil to one at one time, becomes good at another time to somebody else.
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Deep Evil Goodness Negative Perspective Philosophy Spiritual

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