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Once greed and selfishness dominate a man’s mind, his previously steel-like nature will become soft and weak; his intelligence will become blocked and dulled; his benevolent nature will become vicious; his pure spirit will become muddied; and the virtue he has accumulated over a lifetime will become dissipated.
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An unruly horse can still be ridden after taming. Melted metals from the smelting furnace are returned to the mould.
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Many life forms spring up in dirty places. Fish are rarely found in pristine water.
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Man must keep his mind wide open, so that righteousness can take up its dwelling there.
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Repeatedly tempering oneself through the interchange of weal and woe enables one to attain long-term blessings.
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The path of heavenly principles is wide. Once you set your foot on this path, it takes only a bit of hard thinking for you to become fully enlightened.
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When the essence which pervades nature is warm it promotes the growth of the myriad things. When it is cold it tends to destroy the vitality of the myriad things.
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Man cannot seize happiness; it is only by preserving a happy frame of mind that the essence of happiness can be summoned.