The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
MENCIUSSincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
More Mencius Quotes
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Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.
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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 Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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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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Virtue alone is not sufficient for the exercise of government; laws alone cannot carry themselves into practice.
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Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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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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Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness.
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Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence.
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Never lose your child’s heart.
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If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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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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