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The foundation of the world lies in the nation. The foundation of the nation lies in the family. The foundation of the family lies in the individual.

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All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
When Heaven is about to confer a great office upon you, it first exercises your mind with suffering and your sinews and bones with toil.
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Greatness Heaven Suffering
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
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
He who goes to the bottom of his own heart knows his own nature; And knowing his own nature, he knows heaven.
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Heart Heaven Philosophy
Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.
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Death Freedom
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
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
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
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
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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Difficult Hands Lying Warrior
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
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

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