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Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.

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
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
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
The way of truth is like a great road. It is not difficult to know it. The evil is only that men will not seek it.
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Difficult Evil Men Seek
Treat your elders as elders, and extend it to the elders of others; treat your young ones as young ones, and extend it to the young ones of others; then you can turn the whole world in the palm of your hand.
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Hands Respect World
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
He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.
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Himself Love Respect
The path of duty lies in what is near, and men seek for it in what is remote; the work of duty lies in what is easy, and men seek for it in what is difficult.
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Easy Journey Lying Men Philosophy Seek Way
Human nature is good, just as water seeks low ground. There is no man who is not good, just as there is no water that does not flow downward.
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Goodness Human Humanity Men Nature Water
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
To feed men and not to love them is to treat them as if they were barnyard cattle. To love them and not respect them is to treat them as if they were household pets.
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Freedom Men Pet
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
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation

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