Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men’s minds are also injured by them.
MENCIUSWhen one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.
More Mencius Quotes
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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 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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It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
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There is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it.
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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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Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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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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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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The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
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Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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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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The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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