Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
MENCIUSFriendship is one mind in two bodies.
More Mencius Quotes
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Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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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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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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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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By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
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He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
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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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The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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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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Human nature is disposed to do good.
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Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.
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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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Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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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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