The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
MENCIUSSecure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
More Mencius Quotes
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Never lose your child’s heart.
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Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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The great man does not think beforehand of his words that they may be sincere, nor of his actions that they may be resolute- he simply speaks and does what is right.
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The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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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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Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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A small country cannot contend with a great; the few cannot contend with the many; the weak cannot contend with the strong.
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If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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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 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.
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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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A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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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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