A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
MENCIUSWhere it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.
More Mencius Quotes
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There is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it.
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Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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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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One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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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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The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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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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He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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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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It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
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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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Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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