He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
MENCIUSA real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
More Mencius Quotes
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Never lose your child’s heart.
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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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Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.
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In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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All people have the common desire to be elevated in honour, but all people have something still more elevated in themselves without knowing it.
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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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Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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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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The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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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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The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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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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