He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
MENCIUSHe who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
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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 is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things.
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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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By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
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The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Human nature is good, just as water seeks low ground. There is no man who is not good, just as there is no water that does not flow downward.
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Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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The Way lies at hand yet it is sought afar off; the thing lies in the easy yet it is sought in the difficult.
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One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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The myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.
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A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
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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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Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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