He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
MENCIUSTruth uttered before its time is dangerous.
More Mencius Quotes
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The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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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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The regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.
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To feed men and not to love them is to treat them as if they were barnyard cattle. To love them and not respect them is to treat them as if they were household pets.
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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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Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men’s minds are also injured by them.
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Treat your elders as elders, and extend it to the elders of others; treat your young ones as young ones, and extend it to the young ones of others; then you can turn the whole world in the palm of your hand.
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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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Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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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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Those who follow the part of themselves which is great are great men; those who follow the part which is little are little men.
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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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A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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