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A person is born with feelings of envy and hate. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to violence and crime, and any sense of loyalty and good faith will be abandoned.
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Born Envy Faith Feel Given Good Hate Loyalty Person Sense Them Violence Way
One must remember equality, yet also be aware of difference, for if the people are allowed to act as it pleases them without coming up against displeasure, if one gives rein to its desires without setting [any] limit, it becomes confused and can no longer take delight in anything.
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Act Against Aware Come Difference Displeasure.Equality One Must Remember People Allow Please
If the quickness of the mind and the fluency of the tongue are too punctilious and sharp, moderate them in your activity and rest.
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Activity Fluency Mind Moderate Punctilious Quickness Rest Sharp Tongue
In antiquity the sage kings recognized that men’s nature is bad and that their tendencies were not being corrected and their lawlessness controlled.
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Antiquity Bad Control Correct Lawlessness Nature Sagem Recognize Tendency
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.
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Forget Involve Remember Teach Tell
Human nature is what Heaven supplies.
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Heaven Human Nature Supply
You look upon the seasons with expectation and await them: wy not seize the seasonal opportunities and exploit them?
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Expectation Look Opportunity Season Seasonal Seize Upon
Thus, that one can find no place to walk through the breadth of the earth is not because the earth is not tranquil but because the danger to every step of the traveler lies generally with words.
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Breath Danger Earth Place Step Transit
If there is no dull and determined effort, there will be no brilliant achievement.
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Achievement Brillant Determine Dull Effort
Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.
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Cause Goodness Human Intentional Moment Nature Study
Sacrifice is a state of mind in which our thoughts turn with longing [toward Heaven, the Ancestors], It is the supreme expression of loyalty, love, and respect.
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Ancestor Expression Heaven Longing Love Loyalty Mind Respect Sacrifice State Supreme Through
Whether the gentleman is capable or not, he is loved all the same; conversely the petty man is loathed all the same.
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Capable Conversely Gentlemen Love Petty Same
The drum is surely the lord of music, is it not?
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Drum Feel Lord Music Surely
Pride and excess bring disaster for man.
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Bring Disaster Excess Man Pride
Quarreling over food and drink, having neither scruples nor shame, not knowing right from wrong, not trying to avoid death or injury, not fearful of greater strength or of greater numbers, greedily aware only of food and drink – such is the bravery of the dog and boar.
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Avoid Death Drink Fearful Food Injury Know Over Quarrel Scruples Shame Strength Try Wrong
If you wish to see the thousand years, look at today; if you wish to understand the millionfold, then look at the one or the two.
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Look Millionfold One Thousand Today Two Understand Wish Year

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