Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
MENCIUSLet 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.
More Mencius Quotes
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If you let people follow their feelings, they will be able to do good. This is what is meant by saying that human nature is good.
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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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The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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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 great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Listen to a man’s words and look at the pupil of his eye. How can a man conceal his character?
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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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Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness.
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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.
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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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If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.
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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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