If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
MENCIUSHe who goes to the bottom of his own heart knows his own nature; And knowing his own nature, he knows heaven.
More Mencius Quotes
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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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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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All things are complete within ourselves.
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The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
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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 feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Never has there been one possessed of complete sincerity who did not move others. Never has there been one who had not sincerity who was able to move others.
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Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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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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Virtue alone is not sufficient for the exercise of government; laws alone cannot carry themselves into practice.
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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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Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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