He who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them.
MENCIUSListen to a man’s words and look at the pupil of his eye. How can a man conceal his character?
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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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The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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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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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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If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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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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The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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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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To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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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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It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
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So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness.
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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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