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"Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained."

"Know they thyself, presume not God to scan. The proper study of mankind is man."

"How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?"

"Man's enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself."

"Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself."

"He who knows himself is enlightened."

"He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough."

"The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'"

"When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you."

"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage."
Love

"To see things in the seed, that is genius."

"A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar."

"A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving."

"Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment."

"Clay is molded to form a cup, But it is on its non-being that the utility of the cup depends. Doors and windows are cut out to make a room, But it is on its non-being that the utility of the room depends. Therefore turn being into advantage, and turn non-being into utility."

"Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy."

"Great indeed is the sublimity of the Creative, to which all beings owe their beginning and which permeates all heaven."

"If the Great Way perishes there will morality and duty. When cleverness and knowledge arise great lies will flourish. When relatives fall out with one another there will be filial duty and love. When states are in confusion there will be faithful servants."

"It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins."

"Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained..."

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