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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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Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.
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Destiny Development Heaven Mindset
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character 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
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
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
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
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
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
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
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
All people have the common desire to be elevated in honour, but all people have something still more elevated in themselves without knowing it.
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Deep Desire People Philosophy
If you know that a thing is unrighteous, then use all dispatch in putting an end to it–why wait till next year?
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End Evil Wait Years
The path of duty lies in what is near, and men seek for it in what is remote; the work of duty lies in what is easy, and men seek for it in what is difficult.
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Easy Journey Lying Men Philosophy Seek Way
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book

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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