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The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.

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The foundation of the world lies in the nation. The foundation of the nation lies in the family. The foundation of the family lies in the individual.
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Confidence Family Foundation Nation World
All things are already complete in us. There is no greater delight than to be conscious of right within us. If one strives to treat others as he would be treated by them, he shall not fail to come near the perfect life.
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Divine Failure Perfection Philosophy Right
The people turn in allegiance to Humanity, as surely as water flows downward or as a wild animal takes cover in the wilderness.
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Animal Humanity People Water Wild
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
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Dream Friendship Life Material Memories
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
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
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

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