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All people have the common desire to be elevated in honour, but all people have something still more elevated in themselves without knowing it.

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The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
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
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
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
Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.
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Destiny Development Heaven Mindset
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
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
The myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.
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Happiness Joy Reflection Sincere
Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.
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Death Freedom
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
All people have the common desire to be elevated in honour, but all people have something still more elevated in themselves without knowing it.
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Deep Desire People Philosophy
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
If you let people follow their feelings, they will be able to do good. This is what is meant by saying that human nature is good.
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Deep Feeling Human People Philosophy Spiritual
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Body Friendship Oneself

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