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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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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
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Heaven Men Thinking
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
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
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 myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.
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Happiness Joy Reflection Sincere
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
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
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
The people turn in allegiance to Humanity, as surely as water flows downward or as a wild animal takes cover in the wilderness.
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Animal Humanity People Water Wild
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Body Friendship Oneself
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

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

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