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If the blood humor is too strong and robust, calm it with balance and harmony.

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They are done merely for ornament. … the common people regard them as supernatural.
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Common Done Merely Ornament People Regard Supernatural
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
Man’s nature is evil; goodness is the result of conscious activity.
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Activity Conscious Goodness Man Nature Result
Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.
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Cause Goodness Human Intentional Moment Nature Study
If there is no dull and determined effort, there will be no brilliant achievement.
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Achievement Brillant Determine Dull Effort
There are successful scholars, public-spirited scholars, upright scholars, cautious scholars, and those who are merely petty men.
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Caution Men Merely Petty Public Scholar Spirit Successful Upright
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.
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Forget Involve Remember Teach Tell
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
I once tried thinking for an entire day, but I found it less valuable than one moment of study.
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Day Entire Found Less Moment Once Study Think Valuable
The rigid cause themselves to be broken; the pliable cause themselves to be bound.
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Bound Broken Cause Pilable Right Themselves
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
The nature of man is evil; what is good in him is artificial.
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Artificial Good Man Nature
The drum is surely the lord of music, is it not?
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Drum Feel Lord Music Surely
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
Since the nature of people is bad, to become corrected they must be taught by teachers and to be orderly they must acquire ritual and moral principles.
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Acquire Become Correct Moral Must Taught Nature Orderly People Principle Since Teacher
Sacrifices are concerned with the feelings of devotion and longing.
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Concern Devotion Feel Longing Sacrifice

If the blood humor is too strong and robust, calm it with balance and harmony.

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