The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
MENCIUSMankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
More Mencius Quotes
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All things are already complete in us. There is no greater delight than to be conscious of right within us. If one strives to treat others as he would be treated by them, he shall not fail to come near the perfect life.
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He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
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By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
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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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The Way lies at hand yet it is sought afar off; the thing lies in the easy yet it is sought in the difficult.
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Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman.
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Never lose your child’s heart.
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Human nature is disposed to do good.
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He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
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Try 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.
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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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If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
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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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People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.
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