By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
MENCIUSWhere it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.
More Mencius Quotes
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The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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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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Human nature is disposed to do good.
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The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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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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He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
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Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Never lose your child’s heart.
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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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The myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.
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To feed men and not to love them is to treat them as if they were barnyard cattle. To love them and not respect them is to treat them as if they were household pets.
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Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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