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

Mencius

The regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.
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Path View Virtue
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Character Friendship Men
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Himself Mind Nature
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Dream Friendship Life Material Memories
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational
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
When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.
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Force Heart Men Power Resistance
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection
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
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
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
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
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

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

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