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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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All things are already complete in us. There is no greater delight than to be conscious of right within us. If one strives to treat others as he would be treated by them, he shall not fail to come near the perfect life.
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Divine Failure Perfection Philosophy Right
To act without clear understanding, to form habits without investigation, to follow a path all one’s life without knowing where it really leads; such is the behavior of the multitude.
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Act Ignorance Leadership Life Understand
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
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
Human nature is good, just as water seeks low ground. There is no man who is not good, just as there is no water that does not flow downward.
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Goodness Human Humanity Men Nature Water
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
Treat your elders as elders, and extend it to the elders of others; treat your young ones as young ones, and extend it to the young ones of others; then you can turn the whole world in the palm of your hand.
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Hands Respect World
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
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
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
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
All people have the common desire to be elevated in honour, but all people have something still more elevated in themselves without knowing it.
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Deep Desire People Philosophy
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
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love

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