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To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.

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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
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 way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness.
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Choice Justice Right Togetherness
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men’s minds are also injured by them.
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Food Hunger Injury Men Mindset
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
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
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
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
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
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.
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Decision Men Vigor
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Children Greatness Heart Man Wisdom

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