Nurturing the Heart through Few Desires
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English translation
Original Chinese text
孟子曰:“养心莫善于寡欲。其为人也寡欲,虽有不存焉者,寡矣。其为人也多欲,虽有存焉者,寡矣。”
English translation
Mencius said, “Nothing is better for nurturing the heart than having few desires. A person with few desires may still lose something of it, but little. A person with many desires may retain something of it, but little.”