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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
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
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
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
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Dream Friendship Life Material Memories
There is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it.
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Artist Job Power
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
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
Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.
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Born Fall Men Philosophy Spirituality Spring
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
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
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
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
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
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

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