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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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The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
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Heaven Mind Nature Understand
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
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Character Existence Men Shame
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
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
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
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
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Body Friendship Oneself
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Dream Friendship Life Material Memories
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
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
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 tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water

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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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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