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The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.

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If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
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 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
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
The path of duty lies in what is near, and men seek for it in what is remote; the work of duty lies in what is easy, and men seek for it in what is difficult.
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Easy Journey Lying Men Philosophy Seek Way
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
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 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
I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.
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Avoid Danger Death Myself
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Compassion Love
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
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
The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Hate Men
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

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