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Only fools imagine they are already awake. How clearly they understand everything! How easily they distinguish this deception from that reality!
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True men ... are strong willed, have dignity in their demeanor, serenity in their expression. They are cool like autumn, warm like spring. Their passions arise like the four seasons, in harmony with the ten thousand creatures, and no one knows their limits.
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