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The Master said, “It is humanity that enlarges the Way, not the Way that enlarges humanity.”
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In all things, preparation leads to success; without preparation, there is failure.If one’s words are settled in advance, one will not stumble in speech;if one’s affairs are planned in advance, one will not be perplexed;if one’s actions are resolved in advance, one will not feel remorse;if one’s path is determined in advance, one will…
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A life of hardship, frustration and penury is a furnace and anvil upon which outstanding men are shaped.
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The factors of decay are already latent in times of greatest prosperity, and a new lease of life starts to exist at a time when everything is in decay.
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If Heaven has not granted me enough happiness I keep increasing my store of virtue to supplement this small portion.