The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
MENCIUSSincerity is the way to heaven.
More Mencius Quotes
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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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A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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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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Virtue alone is not sufficient for the exercise of government; laws alone cannot carry themselves into practice.
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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 is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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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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He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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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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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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The people turn in allegiance to Humanity, as surely as water flows downward or as a wild animal takes cover in the wilderness.
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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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The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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