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All men have the mind which cannot bear [to see the suffering of] others.

Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.

Virtue alone is not sufficient for the exercise of government; laws alone cannot carry themselves into practice.

A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.

Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.

When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.

He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.