The great man is he who does not lose his child's-heart.

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About Mencius

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Mencius (孟子, Mèngzǐ, MEN-shee-əs; c. 371 – c. 289 BC), born Meng Ke (孟軻), was a Chinese Confucian philosopher, often described as the Second Sage (亞聖) to reflect his traditional esteem relative to Confucius himself. He was part of Confucius's fourth generation of disciples, inheriting his ideology and developing it...

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Here is a man whose desires are few. In some things he will not be able to maintain his resolution, but they will be few. Here is a man whose desires are many. In some things he will be able to maintain his resolution, but they will be few.

Sincerity is the way of Heaven.

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