When a man speaks the truth in the spirit of truth, his eye is as clear as the heavens. When he has base ends, and speaks falsely, the eye is muddy, and sometimes asquint.
When a man speaks the truth ...
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Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail.
