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Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.

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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
He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.
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Himself Love Respect
Evil exists to glorify the good. Evil is negative good. It is a relative term. Evil can be transmuted into good. What is evil to one at one time, becomes good at another time to somebody else.
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Deep Evil Goodness Negative Perspective Philosophy Spiritual
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
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
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
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
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
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Compassion Feeling Humanity
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
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner

Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.

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