The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
MENCIUSIs it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men’s minds are also injured by them.
More Mencius Quotes
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The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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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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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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Treat your elders as elders, and extend it to the elders of others; treat your young ones as young ones, and extend it to the young ones of others; then you can turn the whole world in the palm of your hand.
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Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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The myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.
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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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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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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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Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.
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A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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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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He who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them.
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