There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
MENCIUSI dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.
More Mencius Quotes
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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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A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
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Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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The myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.
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Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.
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A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Never has there been one possessed of complete sincerity who did not move others. Never has there been one who had not sincerity who was able to move others.
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Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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The Way lies at hand yet it is sought afar off; the thing lies in the easy yet it is sought in the difficult.
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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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When Heaven is about to confer a great office upon you, it first exercises your mind with suffering and your sinews and bones with toil.
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The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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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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The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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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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Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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The people turn in allegiance to Humanity, as surely as water flows downward or as a wild animal takes cover in the wilderness.
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Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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The gap between enthusiasm and indifference is filled with failures. The great man is he that does not lose his child’s heart.
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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.
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People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.
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