Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
MENCIUSHuman nature is disposed to do good.
More Mencius Quotes
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Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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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.
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To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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All things are complete within ourselves.
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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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Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
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Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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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 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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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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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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