Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
MENCIUSThe great person never loses a childlike spirit.
More Mencius Quotes
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Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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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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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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Human nature is disposed to do good.
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The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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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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The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original 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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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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The foundation of the world lies in the nation. The foundation of the nation lies in the family. The foundation of the family lies in the individual.
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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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A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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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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