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.
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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One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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To 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.
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Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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Virtue alone is not sufficient for the exercise of government; laws alone cannot carry themselves into practice.
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The Way lies at hand yet it is sought afar off; the thing lies in the easy yet it is sought in the difficult.
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A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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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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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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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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The regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.
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Listen to a man’s words and look at the pupil of his eye. How can a man conceal his character?
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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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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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Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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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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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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I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.
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There is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it.
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