Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
MENCIUSHuman 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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The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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If you know that a thing is unrighteous, then use all dispatch in putting an end to it–why wait till next year?
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A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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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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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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When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.
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Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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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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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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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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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 feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
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