Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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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Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.
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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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Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
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If you know that a thing is unrighteous, then use all dispatch in putting an end to it–why wait till next year?
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When Heaven is about to confer a great office upon you, it first exercises your mind with suffering and your sinews and bones with toil.
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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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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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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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The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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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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I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.
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