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Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.

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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
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
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.
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Himself Love Respect
Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.
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Decision Men Vigor
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
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
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
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
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
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
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

Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.

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