The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
MENCIUSHuman nature is disposed to do good.
More Mencius Quotes
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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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All things are complete within ourselves.
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Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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To act without clear understanding, to form habits without investigation, to follow a path all one’s life without knowing where it really leads; such is the behavior of the multitude.
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Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.
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The path of duty lies in what is near, and men seek for it in what is remote; the work of duty lies in what is easy, and men seek for it in what is difficult.
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Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.
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Never lose your child’s heart.
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If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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If you know that a thing is unrighteous, then use all dispatch in putting an end to it–why wait till next year?
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The regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.
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Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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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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