Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
MENCIUSFriends are the siblings God never gave us.
More Mencius Quotes
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Never lose your child’s heart.
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Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman.
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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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Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
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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 regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.
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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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The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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