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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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Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Freedom Hands Mindset One Liner Security
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Oneself Understand
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Lost Mindset Way
The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Heart Learning Seek
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 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
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
To feed men and not to love them is to treat them as if they were barnyard cattle. To love them and not respect them is to treat them as if they were household pets.
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Freedom Men Pet
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Flow Human Nature Water
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Abundance Money One Liner Scarcity
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
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
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
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 great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Attitude Greatness Person Spirit
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality

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