The great man is the one who does not lose his [originally good] child's heart.
大人者，不失其赤子之心者也。
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Original Citation
Mencius. Mengzi. c. 300 BC, bk. 4.
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Current Citation
Mencius. Mencius, translated by D. C. Lau. Penguin Classics, 2005, bk. 4.
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