The Way lies at hand yet it is sought afar off; the thing lies in the easy yet it is sought in the difficult.
MENCIUSThe way is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things.
More Mencius Quotes
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The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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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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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 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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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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If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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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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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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If you know that a thing is unrighteous, then use all dispatch in putting an end to it–why wait till next year?
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The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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He who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them.
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A small country cannot contend with a great; the few cannot contend with the many; the weak cannot contend with the strong.
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Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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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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