He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
MENCIUSThe 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.
More Mencius Quotes
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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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Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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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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Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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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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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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The regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.
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Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.
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A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
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The people turn in allegiance to Humanity, as surely as water flows downward or as a wild animal takes cover in the wilderness.
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The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Virtue alone is not sufficient for the exercise of government; laws alone cannot carry themselves into practice.
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The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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