Virtue alone is not sufficient for the exercise of government; laws alone cannot carry themselves into practice.
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.
More Mencius Quotes
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I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.
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Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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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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One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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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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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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When 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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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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The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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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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Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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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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