5 Quotes by Mencius about children



  • Author Mencius
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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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    When I say that all men have the mind which cannot bear to see the suffering of others, my meaning is illustrated this way: when two men suddenly see a child about to fall into a well, they all have a feeling of alarm and distress, not to gain friendship with the child's parents, nor to seek the praise of their neighbors and friends. From such a case, we see that a man without the feeling of commiseration is not a man. The feeling of commiseration is the beginning of humanity.

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