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Sacrifices are concerned with the feelings of devotion and longing.

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Misery is evil; quarreling, a misfortune. There is only one possibility of avoiding both: a clear division of society. [Otherwise] the strong tyrannize the weak, the intelligent frighten the stupid, the inferior resist the superior, and the young mock the old.
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Evil Misery Misfortune Quarrel
When a man sees something desirable, he must reflect on the fact that with time it could come to involve what is detestable. When he sees something that is beneficial, he should reflect that sooner or later it, too, could come to involve harm.
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Come Desirable Detestable Involve Man Reflect See Something Time
Human nature is what Heaven supplies.
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Heaven Human Nature Supply
Not having heard something is not as good as having heard it; having heard it is not as good as having seen it; having seen it is not as good as knowing it; knowing it is not as good as putting it into practice.
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Good Have Having Heard Seen Something
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
If there is no dull and determined effort, there will be no brilliant achievement.
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Achievement Brillant Determine Dull Effort
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
Pride and excess bring disaster for man.
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Bring Disaster Excess Man Pride
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
If the blood humor is too strong and robust, calm it with balance and harmony.
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Balance Blood Calm Harmony Humor Robust Strong
The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere.
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Attempt Erson Get Nowhere Once Road Travel
The drum is surely the lord of music, is it not?
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Drum Feel Lord Music Surely
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
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
Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.
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Cause Goodness Human Intentional Moment Nature Study
Those whose character is mean and vicious will rouse others to animosity against them.
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Against Animosity Character Mean Rouse Vicious

Sacrifices are concerned with the feelings of devotion and longing.

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