Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
MENCIUSHeaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
More Mencius Quotes
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The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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The people turn in allegiance to Humanity, as surely as water flows downward or as a wild animal takes cover in the wilderness.
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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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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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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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The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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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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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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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 way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Never lose your child’s heart.
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Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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The myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.
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