Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
MENCIUSHeaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
More Mencius Quotes
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The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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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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The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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To act without clear understanding, to form habits without investigation, to follow a path all one’s life without knowing where it really leads; such is the behavior of the multitude.
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The regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.
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The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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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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He who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them.
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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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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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Human 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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Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.
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