A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
MENCIUSTry 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.
More Mencius Quotes
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Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Treat your elders as elders, and extend it to the elders of others; treat your young ones as young ones, and extend it to the young ones of others; then you can turn the whole world in the palm of your hand.
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Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.
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It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
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The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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The path of duty lies in what is near, and men seek for it in what is remote; the work of duty lies in what is easy, and men seek for it in what is difficult.
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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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He who goes to the bottom of his own heart knows his own nature; And knowing his own nature, he knows heaven.
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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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Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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If you know that a thing is unrighteous, then use all dispatch in putting an end to it–why wait till next year?
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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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Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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The myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.
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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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Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Never lose your child’s heart.
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The foundation of the world lies in the nation. The foundation of the nation lies in the family. The foundation of the family lies in the individual.
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The people turn in allegiance to Humanity, as surely as water flows downward or as a wild animal takes cover in the wilderness.
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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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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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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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