If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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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Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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When Heaven is about to confer a great office upon you, it first exercises your mind with suffering and your sinews and bones with toil.
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Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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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 great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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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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There is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it.
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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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If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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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 best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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The gap between enthusiasm and indifference is filled with failures. The great man is he that does not lose his child’s heart.
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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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