He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.
MENCIUSNever lose your child’s heart.
More Mencius Quotes
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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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The regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.
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The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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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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The path of duty lies in what is near, and men seek for it in what is remote; the work of duty lies in what is easy, and men seek for it in what is difficult.
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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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Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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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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Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.
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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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He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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To act without clear understanding, to form habits without investigation, to follow a path all one’s life without knowing where it really leads; such is the behavior of the multitude.
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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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