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Men of all social stations live together: they are equal in their desires, yet vary in their methods; they are equal in their passions, yet different in their intelligence; that is their nature-given vitality.

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Men of all social stations live together: they are equal in their desires, yet vary in their methods; they are equal in their passions, yet different in their intelligence; that is their nature-given vitality.
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Desire Different Equal Intelligence Men Method Pasion Social Station Together Vary
If there is no dull and determined effort, there will be no brilliant achievement.
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Achievement Brillant Determine Dull Effort
If the impulse to daring and bravery is too fierce and violent, stay it with guidance and instruction.
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Bravery Daring Fierce Guidance Impulsive Instruction Stay Violent
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.
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Forget Involve Remember Teach Tell
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
When people lack teachers, their tendencies are not corrected; when they do not have ritual and moral principles, then their lawlessness is not controlled.
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Control Correct Lack Lawlessness More People Ritual Teacher Tendency
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
Pride and excess bring disaster for man.
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Bring Disaster Excess Man Pride
When you concentrate on agriculture and industry and are frugal in expenditures, Heaven cannot impoverish your state.
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Activity Agriculture Concentrate Frugal Industry Moderate Rest Sharp
Thus, anybody who follows this nature and gives way its states will be led into quarrels and conflicts, and go against the conventions and rules of society, and will end up a criminal.
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Anybody Conflicts Convention Follow Give led Nature Quarrel Rule Society State
The drum is surely the lord of music, is it not?
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Drum Feel Lord Music Surely
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
Human nature is such that people are born with a love of profit If they follow these inclinations, they will struggle and snatch from each other, and inclinations to defer or yield will die.
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Born Each Other Human Inclination Nature Ove People Profit Snatch Struggle
If what the heart approves conforms to proper patterns, then even if one’s desires are many, what harm would they be to good order?
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Approve Conform Desire Even Good Heat Many Order Pattern Proper
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
The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere.
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Attempt Erson Get Nowhere Once Road Travel

Men of all social stations live together: they are equal in their desires, yet vary in their methods; they are equal in their passions, yet different in their intelligence; that is their nature-given vitality.

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Men of all social stations live together: they are equal in their desires, yet vary in their methods; they are equal in their passions, yet different in their intelligence; that is their nature-given vitality.

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