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The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.

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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 feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven 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
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government 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
He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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Choice Himself Rich
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
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
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Body Friendship Oneself
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
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
A small country cannot contend with a great; the few cannot contend with the many; the weak cannot contend with the strong.
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Country Greatness Strong Weakness
All things are already complete in us. There is no greater delight than to be conscious of right within us. If one strives to treat others as he would be treated by them, he shall not fail to come near the perfect life.
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Divine Failure Perfection Philosophy Right

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