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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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The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Dream Friendship Life Material Memories
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
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 feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
Listen to a man’s words and look at the pupil of his eye. How can a man conceal his character?
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Character Eyes Hide Men Word
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 way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
The regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.
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Path View Virtue
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
He who goes to the bottom of his own heart knows his own nature; And knowing his own nature, he knows heaven.
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Heart Heaven Philosophy

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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