The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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More Mencius Quotes
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Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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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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Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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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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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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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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Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.
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Never has there been one possessed of complete sincerity who did not move others. Never has there been one who had not sincerity who was able to move others.
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The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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