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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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The noble person uses things; the lesser man is used by things.
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Lesser Man Nobel Person Thing Use
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
Now it is human nature to want to eat to ones fill when hungry, to want to warm up when cold, to want to rest when tired. These all are a part of people’s emotional nature.
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Cold Fill Human Nature Hungry Now One Rest Tired Wantmwam
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
The drum is surely the lord of music, is it not?
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Drum Feel Lord Music Surely
Sacrifices are concerned with the feelings of devotion and longing.
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Concern Devotion Feel Longing Sacrifice
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
The petty man is eager to make boasts, yet desires that others should believe in him. He enthusiastically engages in deception, yet wants others to have affection for him. He conducts himself like an animal, yet wants others to think well of him.
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Believe Boast Desire Eager Make Man Other Pretty Should
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
Mencius said that human nature is good. I disagree with that.
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Disagree Good Human Nature Mencius
Pride and excess bring disaster for man.
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Bring Disaster Excess Man Pride
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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Desire Different Equal Intelligence Men Method Pasion Social Station Together Vary
Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.
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Cause Goodness Human Intentional Moment Nature Study
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
The nature of man is evil; what is good in him is artificial.
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Artificial Good Man Nature

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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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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