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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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Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
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
There is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it.
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Artist Job Power
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
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
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Authority Difficult Family Government
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
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
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 man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
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Character Existence Men Shame
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 myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.
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Happiness Joy Reflection Sincere
All things are already complete in us. There is no greater delight than to be conscious of right within us. If one strives to treat others as he would be treated by them, he shall not fail to come near the perfect life.
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Divine Failure Perfection Philosophy Right
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation

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