He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
MENCIUSSincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
More Mencius Quotes
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Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Never lose your child’s heart.
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One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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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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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 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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People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.
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The great man does not think beforehand of his words that they may be sincere, nor of his actions that they may be resolute- he simply speaks and does what is right.
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If you let people follow their feelings, they will be able to do good. This is what is meant by saying that human nature is good.
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There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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All people have the common desire to be elevated in honour, but all people have something still more elevated in themselves without knowing it.
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The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.
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