One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
MENCIUSHe who goes to the bottom of his own heart knows his own nature; And knowing his own nature, he knows heaven.
More Mencius Quotes
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To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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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 great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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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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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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He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
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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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There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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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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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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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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A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
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Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Never lose your child’s heart.
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