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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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Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
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
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
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
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
Virtue alone is not sufficient for the exercise of government; laws alone cannot carry themselves into practice.
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Alone Enough Exercise Government Law Practice Virtue
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 feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
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
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
The great man does not think beforehand of his words that they may be sincere, nor of his actions that they may be resolute- he simply speaks and does what is right.
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Inspirational Men Simplicity Thinking
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
The myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.
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Happiness Joy Reflection Sincere
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
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

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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