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.
MENCIUSTreat 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.
More Mencius Quotes
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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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Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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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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By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
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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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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 Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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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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Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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The people turn in allegiance to Humanity, as surely as water flows downward or as a wild animal takes cover in the wilderness.
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Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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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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