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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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Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
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
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
The way of truth is like a great road. It is not difficult to know it. The evil is only that men will not seek it.
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Difficult Evil Men Seek
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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Choice Himself Rich
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
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Heaven Mind Nature Understand
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
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Leadership Men Spirituality
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
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
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love

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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