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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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One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Body Friendship Oneself
Those who follow the part of themselves which is great are great men; those who follow the part which is little are little men.
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Greatness Men
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.
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Advice People Talk
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
The path of duty lies in what is near, and men seek for it in what is remote; the work of duty lies in what is easy, and men seek for it in what is difficult.
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Easy Journey Lying Men Philosophy Seek Way
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
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
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
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men’s minds are also injured by them.
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Food Hunger Injury Men Mindset
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 lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner

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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