The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart. He who loses his child's heart is a small man.
Confucian philosopher
The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart. He who loses his child's heart is a small man.
Confucian philosopher
Mencius, Book 4, Part B, Chapter 12
c. 4th-3rd century BCE
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