I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.
MENCIUSFriends are the siblings God never gave us.
More Mencius Quotes
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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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Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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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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The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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If you let people follow their feelings, they will be able to do good. This is what is meant by saying that human nature is good.
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Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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A small country cannot contend with a great; the few cannot contend with the many; the weak cannot contend with the strong.
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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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Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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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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The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.
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The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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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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