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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 way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.
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Force Heart Men Power Resistance
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Body Friendship Oneself
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
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
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
If you know that a thing is unrighteous, then use all dispatch in putting an end to it–why wait till next year?
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End Evil Wait Years
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 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
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
By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
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Heaven Mind Nature Understand
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water

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