If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
MENCIUSThe Way lies at hand yet it is sought afar off; the thing lies in the easy yet it is sought in the difficult.
More Mencius Quotes
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Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.
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All things are complete within ourselves.
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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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A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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A small country cannot contend with a great; the few cannot contend with the many; the weak cannot contend with the strong.
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The way of truth is like a great road. It is not difficult to know it. The evil is only that men will not seek it.
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A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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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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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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Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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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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