A tree trunk the size of a man grows from a blade as thin as a hair. A tower nine stories high is built from a small heap of earth.
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When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.
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A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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When great armies go to war, Sorrow is the sole winner.
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