Mencius

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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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A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed

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For nurturing the mind, there’s nothing like paring your desires away to a very few. If you have few desires, there may still be some capricious whims in your mind, but they’ll be few. If you have many desires, there may be some enduring principles in your mind, but they’ll be few indeed

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If someone stops where they should not, they’ll stop anywhere. If someone slights a person they should treat generously, they’ll slight anyone. And if someone races ahead, they retreat in a hurry