If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
MENCIUSThe 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.
More Mencius Quotes
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The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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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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To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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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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The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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He who goes to the bottom of his own heart knows his own nature; And knowing his own nature, he knows heaven.
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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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By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
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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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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 is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things.
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Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman.
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He who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them.
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