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He who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them.

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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
Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.
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Death Freedom
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
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
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
He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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Choice Himself Rich
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
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
To feed men and not to love them is to treat them as if they were barnyard cattle. To love them and not respect them is to treat them as if they were household pets.
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Freedom Men Pet
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
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
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
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality

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