He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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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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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In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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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.
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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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To feed men and not to love them is to treat them as if they were barnyard cattle. To love them and not respect them is to treat them as if they were household pets.
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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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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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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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A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
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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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A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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