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Friendship is one mind in two bodies.

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Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Heaven Men Thinking
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
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 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
So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness.
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Choice Justice Right Togetherness
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
The gap between enthusiasm and indifference is filled with failures. The great man is he that does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Failure Heart Men
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
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
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
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 way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way

Friendship is one mind in two bodies.

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