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Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.

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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
Listen to a man’s words and look at the pupil of his eye. How can a man conceal his character?
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Character Eyes Hide Men Word
Those who follow the part of themselves which is great are great men; those who follow the part which is little are little men.
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Greatness Men
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
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
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
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 lies at hand yet it is sought afar off; the thing lies in the easy yet it is sought in the difficult.
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Difficult Hands Lying Warrior
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
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
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
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
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
By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
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Heaven Mind Nature Understand

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