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The Tao is near and people seek it far away.

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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
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Ability Character Men
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
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 feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
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
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
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
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
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
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

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