When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.
MENCIUSHe who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them.
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Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.
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Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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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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He who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them.
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He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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Human nature is disposed to do good.
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The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Human nature is good, just as water seeks low ground. There is no man who is not good, just as there is no water that does not flow downward.
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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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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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Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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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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All things are complete within ourselves.
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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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A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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