"Those who follow the part of themselves..." - Quote by Mencius
Those who follow the part of themselves which is great are great men; those who follow the part which is little are little men.
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“Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue.”
“Water indeed will flow indifferently to the east or west, but will it flow indifferently up or down? The tendency of our nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downwards. There are none but have this tendency to good, just as all water flows downward.”
“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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“Albert Einstein once reported, "Great spirits have always encountered voilent opposition from mediocre minds." If you want to achieve your own greatness, to climb your own mountains, you'll have to use yourself as your first and last consultant.”
“Only great men have great faults.”
“To praise great actions is in some sense to share them.”