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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?

Mencius

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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Greatness Men
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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Character Eyes Hide Men Word
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Effort People Spiritual
Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.
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Death Freedom
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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Hands Respect World
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Dream Friendship Life Material Memories
Never lose your child’s heart.
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Children Heart One Liner
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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Children Failure Heart Men
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Character Kindness Men
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Enemy Government Love
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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Ability Change Sincere
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Honesty Time Truth
The regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.
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Path View Virtue
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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Freedom Men Pet
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
All things are complete within ourselves.
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One Liner Perfection

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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