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The myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.

Mencius

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
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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Choice Himself Rich
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
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
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
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
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Body Friendship Oneself
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
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
To act without clear understanding, to form habits without investigation, to follow a path all one’s life without knowing where it really leads; such is the behavior of the multitude.
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Act Ignorance Leadership Life Understand
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

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