The Way lies at hand yet it is sought afar off; the thing lies in the easy yet it is sought in the difficult.
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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People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.
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The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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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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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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It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
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Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.
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He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
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If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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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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A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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If you let people follow their feelings, they will be able to do good. This is what is meant by saying that human nature is good.
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Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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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 exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Listen to a man’s words and look at the pupil of his eye. How can a man conceal his character?
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The foundation of the world lies in the nation. The foundation of the nation lies in the family. The foundation of the family lies in the individual.
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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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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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Never lose your child’s heart.
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Human nature is disposed to do good.
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The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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