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Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.

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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
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 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
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
He who goes to the bottom of his own heart knows his own nature; And knowing his own nature, he knows heaven.
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Heart Heaven Philosophy
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
He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
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Leadership Men Spirituality
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
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
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
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
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
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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Choice Himself Rich

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