All things are complete within ourselves.
MENCIUSMankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
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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People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.
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A small country cannot contend with a great; the few cannot contend with the many; the weak cannot contend with the strong.
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The sole concern of learning is to seek one’s original heart.
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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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Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
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If 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.
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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 gap between enthusiasm and indifference is filled with failures. The great man is he that does not lose his child’s heart.
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The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
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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.
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Never lose your child’s heart.
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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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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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