Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
MENCIUSThe great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
More Mencius Quotes
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The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.
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He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.
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Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Treat your elders as elders, and extend it to the elders of others; treat your young ones as young ones, and extend it to the young ones of others; then you can turn the whole world in the palm of your hand.
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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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Never has there been one possessed of complete sincerity who did not move others. Never has there been one who had not sincerity who was able to move others.
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The gap between enthusiasm and indifference is filled with failures. The great man is he that does not lose his child’s heart.
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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.
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One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Human nature is disposed to do good.
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