It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
MENCIUSOne who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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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The people turn in allegiance to Humanity, as surely as water flows downward or as a wild animal takes cover in the wilderness.
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All things are complete within ourselves.
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A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
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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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People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.
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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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In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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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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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 Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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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 feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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