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He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.

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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
A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
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Character Existence Men Shame
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
Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman.
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Artist Desire Men Stupidity
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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Confidence Family Foundation Nation World
Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.
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Decision Men Vigor
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
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
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
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
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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Choice Himself Rich
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.
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Avoid Danger Death Myself

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