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.
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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I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.
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The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.
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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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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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Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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The regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.
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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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Treat your elders as elders, and extend it to the elders of others; treat your young ones as young ones, and extend it to the young ones of others; then you can turn the whole world in the palm of your hand.
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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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Human nature is disposed to do good.
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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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If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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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 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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