Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman.
MENCIUSThe way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
More Mencius Quotes
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Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men’s minds are also injured by them.
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All things are complete within ourselves.
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A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Those who follow the part of themselves which is great are great men; those who follow the part which is little are little men.
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The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Never lose your child’s heart.
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The regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.
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He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.
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The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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The great man does not think beforehand of his words that they may be sincere, nor of his actions that they may be resolute- he simply speaks and does what is right.
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A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
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The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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