Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.
MENCIUSHe who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
More Mencius Quotes
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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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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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In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Virtue alone is not sufficient for the exercise of government; laws alone cannot carry themselves into practice.
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The gap between enthusiasm and indifference is filled with failures. The great man is he that does not lose his child’s heart.
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When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.
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If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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The foundation of the world lies in the nation. The foundation of the nation lies in the family. The foundation of the family lies in the individual.
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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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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 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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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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Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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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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To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
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There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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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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By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
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Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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