Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
MENCIUSThose who follow the part of themselves which is great are great men; those who follow the part which is little are little men.
More Mencius Quotes
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Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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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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All things are already complete in us. There is no greater delight than to be conscious of right within us. If one strives to treat others as he would be treated by them, he shall not fail to come near the perfect life.
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Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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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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One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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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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The way is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things.
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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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Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.
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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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He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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