He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
MENCIUSHuman nature is good, just as water seeks low ground. There is no man who is not good, just as there is no water that does not flow downward.
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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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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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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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A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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The Way lies at hand yet it is sought afar off; the thing lies in the easy yet it is sought in the difficult.
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If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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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 way of truth is like a great road. It is not difficult to know it. The evil is only that men will not seek 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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If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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Virtue alone is not sufficient for the exercise of government; laws alone cannot carry themselves into practice.
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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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