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

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A small country cannot contend with a great; the few cannot contend with the many; the weak cannot contend with the strong.
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Country Greatness Strong Weakness
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
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
The Way lies at hand yet it is sought afar off; the thing lies in the easy yet it is sought in the difficult.
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Difficult Hands Lying Warrior
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
He who goes to the bottom of his own heart knows his own nature; And knowing his own nature, he knows heaven.
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Heart Heaven Philosophy
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
When Heaven is about to confer a great office upon you, it first exercises your mind with suffering and your sinews and bones with toil.
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Greatness Heaven Suffering
Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman.
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Artist Desire Men Stupidity
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
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love

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