The gap between enthusiasm and indifference is filled with failures. The great man is he that does not lose his child's heart.
MenciusTo 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.
MenciusOnly those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.
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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