Never lose your child’s heart.
MENCIUSThe way is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things.
More Mencius Quotes
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He who goes to the bottom of his own heart knows his own nature; And knowing his own nature, he knows heaven.
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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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Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence.
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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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He who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them.
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Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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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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To feed men and not to love them is to treat them as if they were barnyard cattle. To love them and not respect them is to treat them as if they were household pets.
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Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness.
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To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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