Let 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.
MENCIUSTo 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.
More Mencius Quotes
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He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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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 tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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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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Never has there been one possessed of complete sincerity who did not move others. Never has there been one who had not sincerity who was able to move others.
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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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Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence.
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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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Evil exists to glorify the good. Evil is negative good. It is a relative term. Evil can be transmuted into good. What is evil to one at one time, becomes good at another time to somebody else.
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In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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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 goes to the bottom of his own heart knows his own nature; And knowing his own nature, he knows heaven.
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Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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