It has never happened that people embrace profit in their contact with one another yet fail to be destroyed. - Mencius

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It has never happened that people embrace profit in their contact with one another yet fail to be destroyed.

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Mencius [孟子; Mèng Zǐ; Meng Tzu; Zhuyin Fuhao: ㄇㄥˋ ㄗˇ] (372 – 289 BC, or perhaps 385 – 303/302 BC) is one of the most famous Confucian philosophers.

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Alternative Names: Meng Ke • Meng-tze • Mengzi • Meng K'e • Meng-tzu • Meng Tzu
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