Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
MENCIUSListen to a man’s words and look at the pupil of his eye. How can a man conceal his character?
More Mencius Quotes
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Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.
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He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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The great man does not think beforehand of his words that they may be sincere, nor of his actions that they may be resolute- he simply speaks and does what is right.
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Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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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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Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Never lose your child’s heart.
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Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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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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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.
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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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Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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