Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.
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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.
More Mencius Quotes
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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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The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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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 feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
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He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.
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To feed men and not to love them is to treat them as if they were barnyard cattle. To love them and not respect them is to treat them as if they were household pets.
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The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.
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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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Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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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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Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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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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If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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