Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men’s minds are also injured by them.
MENCIUSNever has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight.
More Mencius Quotes
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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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The way is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things.
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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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The path of duty lies in what is near, and men seek for it in what is remote; the work of duty lies in what is easy, and men seek for it in what is difficult.
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One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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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 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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Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.
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A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
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The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
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Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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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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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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