To act without clear understanding, to form habits without investigation, to follow a path all one’s life without knowing where it really leads; such is the behavior of the multitude.
MENCIUSPeople are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.
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Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.
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The great man does not think beforehand of his words that they may be sincere, nor of his actions that they may be resolute- he simply speaks and does what is right.
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Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Those who follow the part of themselves which is great are great men; those who follow the part which is little are little men.
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Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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All things are complete within ourselves.
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The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Virtue alone is not sufficient for the exercise of government; laws alone cannot carry themselves into practice.
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Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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The way of truth is like a great road. It is not difficult to know it. The evil is only that men will not seek it.
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Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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There is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it.
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Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Human nature is disposed to do good.
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The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.
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A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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The foundation of the world lies in the nation. The foundation of the nation lies in the family. The foundation of the family lies in the individual.
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The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
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All things are already complete in us. There is no greater delight than to be conscious of right within us. If one strives to treat others as he would be treated by them, he shall not fail to come near the perfect life.
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