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Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.

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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
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Body Friendship Oneself
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
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
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
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
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
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Equality Heaven People See
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
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 disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.
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Avoid Destroy Hate Man
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
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
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Heaven Men Thinking

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