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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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The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Body Friendship Oneself
The way is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things.
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Easy Men Philosophy Seek Way
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
Treat your elders as elders, and extend it to the elders of others; treat your young ones as young ones, and extend it to the young ones of others; then you can turn the whole world in the palm of your hand.
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Hands Respect World
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
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
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
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
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
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
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book

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