He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
MENCIUSThe best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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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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Treat 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.
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He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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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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The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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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 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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One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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He who goes to the bottom of his own heart knows his own nature; And knowing his own nature, he knows heaven.
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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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He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Never lose your child’s heart.
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