Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
MENCIUSHe who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
More Mencius Quotes
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The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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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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He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
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Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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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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One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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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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The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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Human nature is disposed to do good.
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By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
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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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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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Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
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So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness.
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