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I once tried thinking for an entire day, but I found it less valuable than one moment of study.

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If knowledge and foresight are too penetrating and deep, unify them with ease and sincerity.
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Deep Ease Foresight Knowledge Penetrate Sincerity
The nature of man is evil; what is good in him is artificial.
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Artificial Good Man Nature
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
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
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 noble person uses things; the lesser man is used by things.
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Lesser Man Nobel Person Thing Use
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
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 rigid cause themselves to be broken; the pliable cause themselves to be bound.
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Bound Broken Cause Pilable Right Themselves
Those whose character is mean and vicious will rouse others to animosity against them.
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Against Animosity Character Mean Rouse Vicious
The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere.
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Attempt Erson Get Nowhere Once Road Travel
They are done merely for ornament. … the common people regard them as supernatural.
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Common Done Merely Ornament People Regard Supernatural
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
If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct others.
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Ability Generous Gentlemen Instruct Open Other Straightforward Toearnt Way
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
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

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