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A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.

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One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Duty Responsibility Roots
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
He who goes to the bottom of his own heart knows his own nature; And knowing his own nature, he knows heaven.
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Heart Heaven Philosophy
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
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
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
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
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
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
Those who follow the part of themselves which is great are great men; those who follow the part which is little are little men.
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Greatness Men
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
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

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