All things are already complete in us. There is no greater delight than to be conscious of right within us. If one strives to treat others as he would be treated by them, he shall not fail to come near the perfect life.
MENCIUSThere is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it.
More Mencius Quotes
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The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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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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He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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All things are complete within ourselves.
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He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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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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Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.
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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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The way is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things.
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The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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