All people have the common desire to be elevated in honour, but all people have something still more elevated in themselves without knowing it.
MENCIUSHe who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them.
More Mencius Quotes
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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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Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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To act without clear understanding, to form habits without investigation, to follow a path all one’s life without knowing where it really leads; such is the behavior of the multitude.
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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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Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
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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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The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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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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It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
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The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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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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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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