He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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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By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
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The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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The Way lies at hand yet it is sought afar off; the thing lies in the easy yet it is sought in the difficult.
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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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Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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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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Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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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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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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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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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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