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.
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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Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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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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All things are already complete in us. There is no greater delight than to be conscious of right within us. If one strives to treat others as he would be treated by them, he shall not fail to come near the perfect life.
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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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Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence.
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If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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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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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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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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Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.
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