"He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man"
- Mencius
About this Quote
The quote by Mencius indicates that if one works towards enhancing their inner self and focuses on their personal development, they will become fantastic. However, if one focuses just on their external needs and shallow desires, they will stay small and insignificant. The quote stresses the value of self-reflection and self-awareness.
"To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the insipid details of everyday life, is a virtue so rare as to be worthy of canonization"
"Having soon discovered to be great, I must appear so, and therefore studiously avoided mixing in society, and wrapped myself in mystery, devoting my time to fasting and prayer"
