If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
MENCIUSSincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
More Mencius Quotes
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By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
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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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The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.
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The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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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 tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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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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If you know that a thing is unrighteous, then use all dispatch in putting an end to it–why wait till next year?
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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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The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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If you let people follow their feelings, they will be able to do good. This is what is meant by saying that human nature is good.
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The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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