He who goes to the bottom of his own heart knows his own nature; And knowing his own nature, he knows heaven.
MENCIUSSincerity is the way to heaven.
More Mencius Quotes
-
-
Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
MENCIUS -
When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.
MENCIUS -
Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
MENCIUS -
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
MENCIUS -
Listen to a man’s words and look at the pupil of his eye. How can a man conceal his character?
MENCIUS -
It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
MENCIUS -
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.
MENCIUS -
Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.
MENCIUS -
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.
MENCIUS -
All things are already complete in us. There is no greater delight than to be conscious of right within us. If one strives to treat others as he would be treated by them, he shall not fail to come near the perfect life.
MENCIUS -
The Way lies at hand yet it is sought afar off; the thing lies in the easy yet it is sought in the difficult.
MENCIUS -
Evil exists to glorify the good. Evil is negative good. It is a relative term. Evil can be transmuted into good. What is evil to one at one time, becomes good at another time to somebody else.
MENCIUS -
The great man does not think beforehand of his words that they may be sincere, nor of his actions that they may be resolute- he simply speaks and does what is right.
MENCIUS -
If you know that a thing is unrighteous, then use all dispatch in putting an end to it–why wait till next year?
MENCIUS -
In abundance prepare for scarcity.
MENCIUS