The people turn in allegiance to Humanity, as surely as water flows downward or as a wild animal takes cover in the wilderness.
MENCIUSAll 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.
More Mencius Quotes
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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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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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I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.
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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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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 best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.
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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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Never lose your child’s heart.
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It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
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The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.
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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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In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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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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