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

Mencius

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
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.
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Himself Love Respect
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
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
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 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
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
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
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
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
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
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love

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

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