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"Before a man can do things there must be things he will not do."

January 1, 1970

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Translated by D. C. Lau, Mencius, rev. ed. (Penguin Books, 2004), p. 90: — Only when there are things a man will not do is he capable of doing great things.

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Translated by D. C. Lau, Mencius, rev. ed. (Penguin Books, 2004), p. 90: — Only when there are things a man will not do is he capable of doing great things.