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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 way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
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 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
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
When Heaven is about to confer a great office upon you, it first exercises your mind with suffering and your sinews and bones with toil.
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Greatness Heaven Suffering
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
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Authority Difficult Family Government
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness.
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Choice Justice Right Togetherness
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
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Body Friendship Oneself
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
Treat your elders as elders, and extend it to the elders of others; treat your young ones as young ones, and extend it to the young ones of others; then you can turn the whole world in the palm of your hand.
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Hands Respect World

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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