“The great man is one who has not lost the heart of a child.”
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Mencius, born Meng Ke (孟軻), was a Chinese Confucian philosopher, often described as the Second Sage (亞聖) to reflect his traditional esteem relative to Confucius himself. He was part of Confucius's fourth generation of disciples, inheriting his ideology and developing it further. Living during the Warring States period, he is said to have spent much of his life travelling around the states offering…
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culture · Confucian philosopher (c. 371 – c. 289 BC) · philosopher · writer · also Mencius, Meng Ke, Meng-tze, Mengzi, Meng K'e, Meng-tzu
Born 372 BC · Died 289 BC · Q188903
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“The great man is one who has not lost the heart of a child.”
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