"Treat your elders as elders, and extend..." - Quote by Mencius
Treat your elders as elders, and extend it to the elders of others; treat your young ones as young ones, and extend it to the young ones of others; then you can turn the whole world in the palm of your hand
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“To 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.”
“Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.”
“A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.”
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“Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced.”
“But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.”
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“The reality of the other person is not in what he reveals to you, but in what he cannot reveal to you. Therefore, if you would understand him, listen not to what he says but rather to what he does not say.”
“There is joy in self-forgetfulness. So I try to make the light in others' eyes my sun, the music in others' ears my symphony, the smile on others' lips my happiness.”
“One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.”