Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Those 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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Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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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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Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.
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If you know that a thing is unrighteous, then use all dispatch in putting an end to it–why wait till next year?
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Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
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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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Listen to a man’s words and look at the pupil of his eye. How can a man conceal his character?
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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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He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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The great man does not think beforehand of his words that they may be sincere, nor of his actions that they may be resolute- he simply speaks and does what is right.
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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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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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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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