A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
MENCIUSFriends are the siblings God never gave us.
More Mencius Quotes
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The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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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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The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
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Never lose your child’s heart.
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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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A small country cannot contend with a great; the few cannot contend with the many; the weak cannot contend with the strong.
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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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Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
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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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To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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