Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
MENCIUSIf the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
More Mencius Quotes
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Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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He who goes to the bottom of his own heart knows his own nature; And knowing his own nature, he knows heaven.
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Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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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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Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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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 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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Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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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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The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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All things are complete within ourselves.
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The foundation of the world lies in the nation. The foundation of the nation lies in the family. The foundation of the family lies in the individual.
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