The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
MENCIUSThe feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
More Mencius Quotes
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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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There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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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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The path of duty lies in what is near, and men seek for it in what is remote; the work of duty lies in what is easy, and men seek for it in what is difficult.
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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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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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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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The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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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.
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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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Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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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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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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