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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.

Mencius

Never has there been one possessed of complete sincerity who did not move others. Never has there been one who had not sincerity who was able to move others.
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Ability Change Sincere
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Dream Friendship Life Material Memories
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
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
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
Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence.
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Inspirational Yourself
Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men’s minds are also injured by them.
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Food Hunger Injury Men Mindset
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
The great man does not think beforehand of his words that they may be sincere, nor of his actions that they may be resolute- he simply speaks and does what is right.
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Inspirational Men Simplicity Thinking
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men

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