The regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.
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 feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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All things are complete within ourselves.
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The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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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.
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Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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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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Never lose your child’s heart.
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Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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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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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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By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
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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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He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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Human nature is disposed to do good.
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