The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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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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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The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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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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To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Never has there been one possessed of complete sincerity who did not move others. Never has there been one who had not sincerity who was able to move others.
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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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Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.
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He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.
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When Heaven is about to confer a great office upon you, it first exercises your mind with suffering and your sinews and bones with toil.
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Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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