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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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When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.
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Force Heart Men Power Resistance
The gap between enthusiasm and indifference is filled with failures. The great man is he that does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Failure Heart Men
He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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Choice Himself Rich
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
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 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
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
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
Listen to a man’s words and look at the pupil of his eye. How can a man conceal his character?
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Character Eyes Hide Men Word
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
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
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
Never has there been one possessed of complete sincerity who did not move others. Never has there been one who had not sincerity who was able to move others.
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Ability Change Sincere
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
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 path of duty lies in what is near, and men seek for it in what is remote; the work of duty lies in what is easy, and men seek for it in what is difficult.
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Easy Journey Lying Men Philosophy Seek Way
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 feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
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
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
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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Deep Feeling Human People Philosophy Spiritual
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
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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