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When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.

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Evil exists to glorify the good. Evil is negative good. It is a relative term. Evil can be transmuted into good. What is evil to one at one time, becomes good at another time to somebody else.
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Deep Evil Goodness Negative Perspective Philosophy Spiritual
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 foundation of the world lies in the nation. The foundation of the nation lies in the family. The foundation of the family lies in the individual.
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Confidence Family Foundation Nation World
When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.
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Force Heart Men Power Resistance
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
Never has there been one possessed of complete sincerity who did not move others. Never has there been one who had not sincerity who was able to move others.
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Ability Change Sincere
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
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
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
To act without clear understanding, to form habits without investigation, to follow a path all one’s life without knowing where it really leads; such is the behavior of the multitude.
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Act Ignorance Leadership Life Understand
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom

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