What is the difference between a man and a beast? Very little. The common man loses it; the superior man preserves it.

Confucian philosopher

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Context

Mencius, Book 4, Part B, Chapter 19

Date / Period

c. 4th-3rd century BCE

Source

https://ctext.org/mengzi/li-lou-ii

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