Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
MENCIUSThe great person never loses a childlike spirit.
More Mencius Quotes
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Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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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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All people have the common desire to be elevated in honour, but all people have something still more elevated in themselves without knowing it.
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Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men’s minds are also injured by them.
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In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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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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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 Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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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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Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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