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Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.

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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
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
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence.
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Inspirational Yourself
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
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
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
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.
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Destiny Development Heaven Mindset
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
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere

Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.

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