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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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If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
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
He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
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Leadership Men Spirituality
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
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
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Goodness Human Nature One Liner Spirituality
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
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Evil Heaven Men Reality
The great man does not think beforehand of his words that they may be sincere, nor of his actions that they may be resolute- he simply speaks and does what is right.
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Inspirational Men Simplicity Thinking
The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
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Heaven Mind Nature Understand
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

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