The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.
MENCIUSEvery duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
More Mencius Quotes
-
-
He who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them.
MENCIUS -
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
MENCIUS -
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
MENCIUS -
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
MENCIUS -
All people have the common desire to be elevated in honour, but all people have something still more elevated in themselves without knowing it.
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 -
There is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it.
MENCIUS -
A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
MENCIUS -
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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 -
So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness.
MENCIUS -
The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
MENCIUS -
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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 -
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
MENCIUS