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"Thus, anybody who follows this nature and gives way its states will be led into quarrels and conflicts, and go against the conventions and rules of society, and will end up a criminal."
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"Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey the same rules as nature."
"In the draws the smoke coming off the ground like mist and the thin black trees burning on the slopes like heathen candles."
"Every now and then I sit and watch the sun rise to remind myself how it's done-peacefully, steadily, warmly, and in beautiful color."
"Custom is second nature."
"To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature, study and practice."
"Sipping teawith gleebeneath a gooseberry tree.I wish Alice were here.Oh, my dear,do not fear,she will be."
"In the summer heat the reapers say, "We have seen her dancing with the autumn leaves, and we saw a drift of snow in her hair."
"They passed, leaving a trail of foxfire shuffled up out of the wet leaves like stars plowed in a ship's wake."
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"When you concentrate on agriculture and industry and are frugal in expenditures, Heaven cannot impoverish your state."
"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?"
"If knowledge and foresight are too penetrating and deep, unify them with ease and sincerity."
"In order to properly understand the big picture, everyone should fear becoming mentally clouded and obsessed with one small section of truth."
"There are successful scholars, public-spirited scholars, upright scholars, cautious scholars, and those who are merely petty men."
"If the impulse to daring and bravery is too fierce and violent, stay it with guidance and instruction."
"Whether the gentleman is capable or not, he is loved all the same; conversely the petty man is loathed all the same."
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