Never lose your child’s heart.
MENCIUSHe who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
More Mencius Quotes
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The foundation of the world lies in the nation. The foundation of the nation lies in the family. The foundation of the family lies in the individual.
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The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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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 regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.
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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 great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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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 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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The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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The way of truth is like a great road. It is not difficult to know it. The evil is only that men will not seek it.
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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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Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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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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Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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