Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
MENCIUSTreat 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.
More Mencius Quotes
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The myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.
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The Way lies at hand yet it is sought afar off; the thing lies in the easy yet it is sought in the difficult.
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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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He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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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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The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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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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In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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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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Evil exists to glorify the good. Evil is negative good. It is a relative term. Evil can be transmuted into good. What is evil to one at one time, becomes good at another time to somebody else.
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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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Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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