The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
MENCIUSI dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.
More Mencius Quotes
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The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.
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A small country cannot contend with a great; the few cannot contend with the many; the weak cannot contend with the strong.
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When Heaven is about to confer a great office upon you, it first exercises your mind with suffering and your sinews and bones with toil.
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People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.
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Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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To feed men and not to love them is to treat them as if they were barnyard cattle. To love them and not respect them is to treat them as if they were household pets.
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By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
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Never has there been one possessed of complete sincerity who did not move others. Never has there been one who had not sincerity who was able to move others.
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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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Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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There is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it.
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The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence.
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