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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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If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
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
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
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
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
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
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 feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
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
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Body Friendship Oneself
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
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 regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.
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Path View Virtue

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