The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
MENCIUSNever 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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The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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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 King loves music, it is well with the land.
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I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.
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The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.
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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 gap between enthusiasm and indifference is filled with failures. The great man is he that does not lose his child’s heart.
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Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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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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A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
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All things are already complete in us. There is no greater delight than to be conscious of right within us. If one strives to treat others as he would be treated by them, he shall not fail to come near the perfect life.
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