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.
MENCIUSA small country cannot contend with a great; the few cannot contend with the many; the weak cannot contend with the strong.
More Mencius Quotes
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Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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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 great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
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Those who follow the part of themselves which is great are great men; those who follow the part which is little are little men.
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If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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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 ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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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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The way of truth is like a great road. It is not difficult to know it. The evil is only that men will not seek it.
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Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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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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A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
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Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
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All things are complete within ourselves.
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