Great is the man who has not lost his childlike heart. - Mencius

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Great is the man who has not lost his childlike heart.

Mencius

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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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All beneath Heaven is rooted in nation. Nation is rooted in family. And family is rooted in self.

The great man is he who does not lose his child's-heart.

Don’t do what should not be done, and don’t desire what should not be desired. Abide by this one precept, and everything else will follow.