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

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Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Heaven Men Thinking
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
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
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
The Way lies at hand yet it is sought afar off; the thing lies in the easy yet it is sought in the difficult.
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Difficult Hands Lying Warrior
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
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
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.
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Avoid Destroy Hate Man
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
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
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational

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

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