He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
MENCIUSThose 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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He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.
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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 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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Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.
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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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A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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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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When Heaven is about to confer a great office upon you, it first exercises your mind with suffering and your sinews and bones with toil.
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The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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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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Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman.
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There is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it.
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The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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