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Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.

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He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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Choice Himself Rich
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
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
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
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
When Heaven is about to confer a great office upon you, it first exercises your mind with suffering and your sinews and bones with toil.
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Greatness Heaven Suffering
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
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
A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
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Character Existence Men Shame
The people turn in allegiance to Humanity, as surely as water flows downward or as a wild animal takes cover in the wilderness.
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Animal Humanity People Water Wild
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
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 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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Children Failure Heart Men
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.
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Avoid Danger Death Myself

Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.

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