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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.

Mencius

Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men’s minds are also injured by them.
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Food Hunger Injury Men Mindset
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
I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.
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Avoid Danger Death Myself
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
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.
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Advice People Talk
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
He who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them.
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Love Reaction Respect Treat
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
The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.
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Avoid Destroy Hate Man
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
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
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
A small country cannot contend with a great; the few cannot contend with the many; the weak cannot contend with the strong.
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Country Greatness Strong Weakness
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

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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