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

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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 way of truth is like a great road. It is not difficult to know it. The evil is only that men will not seek it.
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Difficult Evil Men Seek
The way is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things.
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Easy Men Philosophy Seek Way
I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.
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Avoid Danger Death Myself
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
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Heaven Men Thinking
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
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
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
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
Evil exists to glorify the good. Evil is negative good. It is a relative term. Evil can be transmuted into good. What is evil to one at one time, becomes good at another time to somebody else.
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Deep Evil Goodness Negative Perspective Philosophy Spiritual
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

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