Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
MENCIUSOnly when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
More Mencius Quotes
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He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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Listen to a man’s words and look at the pupil of his eye. How can a man conceal his character?
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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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To act without clear understanding, to form habits without investigation, to follow a path all one’s life without knowing where it really leads; such is the behavior of the multitude.
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All people have the common desire to be elevated in honour, but all people have something still more elevated in themselves without knowing it.
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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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Never lose your child’s heart.
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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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People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.
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The myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.
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He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.
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There is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it.
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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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