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He who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them.
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Love Reaction Respect Treat
When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.
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Force Heart Men Power Resistance
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
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
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
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
A small country cannot contend with a great; the few cannot contend with the many; the weak cannot contend with the strong.
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Country Greatness Strong Weakness
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
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 regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.
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Path View Virtue
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
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
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
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 tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water

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