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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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The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
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Leadership Men Spirituality
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Body Friendship Oneself
All things are already complete in us. There is no greater delight than to be conscious of right within us. If one strives to treat others as he would be treated by them, he shall not fail to come near the perfect life.
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Divine Failure Perfection Philosophy Right
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
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
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
Those who follow the part of themselves which is great are great men; those who follow the part which is little are little men.
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Greatness Men
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
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
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
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
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
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 exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love

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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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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