All things are complete within ourselves.
MENCIUSThe great person never loses a childlike spirit.
More Mencius Quotes
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A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Treat your elders as elders, and extend it to the elders of others; treat your young ones as young ones, and extend it to the young ones of others; then you can turn the whole world in the palm of your hand.
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When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.
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Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.
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There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Those who follow the part of themselves which is great are great men; those who follow the part which is little are little men.
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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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Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.
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All people have the common desire to be elevated in honour, but all people have something still more elevated in themselves without knowing it.
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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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Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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The way is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things.
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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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