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

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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
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
Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman.
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Artist Desire Men Stupidity
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
He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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Choice Himself Rich
Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence.
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Inspirational Yourself
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
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 feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
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
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
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
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
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

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