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

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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
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
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
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
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 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
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
If you let people follow their feelings, they will be able to do good. This is what is meant by saying that human nature is good.
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Deep Feeling Human People Philosophy Spiritual
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
It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
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Authority Difficult Family Government

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

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