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Not having heard something is not as good as having heard it having heard it is not as good as having seen it having seen it is not as good as knowing it knowing it is not as good as putting it into practice.

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If there is no dull and determined effort, there will be no brilliant achievement.
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Human nature is what Heaven supplies.
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Human nature refers to what is in people but which they cannot study or work at achieving.
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If what the heart approves conforms to proper patterns, then even if one's desires are many, what harm would they be to good order?
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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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If knowledge and foresight are too penetrating and deep, unify them with ease and sincerity.
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Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.
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