Never has there been one possessed of complete sincerity who did not move others. Never has there been one who had not sincerity who was able to move others.
MENCIUSNever has there been one possessed of complete sincerity who did not move others. Never has there been one who had not sincerity who was able to move others.
MENCIUSThe way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
MENCIUSThe great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.
MENCIUSTry your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence.
MENCIUSThere is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
MENCIUSThe feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
MENCIUSTo lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.
MENCIUSIncessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.
MENCIUSIf the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
MENCIUSAll things are complete within ourselves.
MENCIUSMen must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.
MENCIUSThe Tao is near and people seek it far away.
MENCIUSEvery duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
MENCIUSPeople are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.
MENCIUSIf you let people follow their feelings, they will be able to do good. This is what is meant by saying that human nature is good.
MENCIUSWhen one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.
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