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.
MENCIUSWhen Heaven is about to confer a great office upon you, it first exercises your mind with suffering and your sinews and bones with toil.
More Mencius Quotes
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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 disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.
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He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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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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There is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it.
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So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness.
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Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.
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Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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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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The path of duty lies in what is near, and men seek for it in what is remote; the work of duty lies in what is easy, and men seek for it in what is difficult.
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Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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All things are complete within ourselves.
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Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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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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