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The Tao is near and people seek it far away.

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The gap between enthusiasm and indifference is filled with failures. The great man is he that does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Failure Heart Men
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
The path of duty lies in what is near, and men seek for it in what is remote; the work of duty lies in what is easy, and men seek for it in what is difficult.
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Easy Journey Lying Men Philosophy Seek Way
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
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
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
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
Virtue alone is not sufficient for the exercise of government; laws alone cannot carry themselves into practice.
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Alone Enough Exercise Government Law Practice Virtue
So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness.
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Choice Justice Right Togetherness
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
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
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 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
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality

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