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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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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
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
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
Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.
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Born Fall Men Philosophy Spirituality Spring
Human nature is good, just as water seeks low ground. There is no man who is not good, just as there is no water that does not flow downward.
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Goodness Human Humanity Men Nature Water
The way is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things.
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Easy Men Philosophy Seek Way
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
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
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 ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship 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
Listen to a man’s words and look at the pupil of his eye. How can a man conceal his character?
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Character Eyes Hide Men Word
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
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way

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