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The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.

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Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
If you let people follow their feelings, they will be able to do good. This is what is meant by saying that human nature is good.
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Deep Feeling Human People Philosophy Spiritual
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
Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.
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Destiny Development Heaven Mindset
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
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
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 great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
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
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
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
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness 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
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
The gap between enthusiasm and indifference is filled with failures. The great man is he that does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Failure Heart Men

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