There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
MENCIUSThe gap between enthusiasm and indifference is filled with failures. The great man is he that does not lose his child’s heart.
More Mencius Quotes
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The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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The way is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things.
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Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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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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He who goes to the bottom of his own heart knows his own nature; And knowing his own nature, he knows heaven.
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A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
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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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The great man does not think beforehand of his words that they may be sincere, nor of his actions that they may be resolute- he simply speaks and does what is right.
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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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The path of duty lies in what is near, and men seek for it in what is remote; the work of duty lies in what is easy, and men seek for it in what is difficult.
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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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Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.
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Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.
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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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