The great man does not think beforehand of his words that they shall be sincere, nor of his actions that they shall be resolute; he simply speaks and acts as he finds it right.
— Mencius Ancient

Confucian philosopher

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Mencius, Book 4, Part A, Chapter 17

Date / Period

c. 4th-3rd century BCE

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Strange & Unusual

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

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