black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.

Mencius

Those who follow the part of themselves which is great are great men; those who follow the part which is little are little men.
MENCIUS

Greatness Men
All things are complete within ourselves.
MENCIUS

One Liner Perfection
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
MENCIUS

Kindness Men Reputation
By exhaustively examining one’s own mind,one may understand his nature. One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
MENCIUS

Heaven Mind Nature Understand
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.
MENCIUS

Inspirational Yourself
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
MENCIUS

Capability Greatness Inspirational
The gap between enthusiasm and indifference is filled with failures. The great man is he that does not lose his child’s heart.
MENCIUS

Children Failure Heart Men
He who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them.
MENCIUS

Love Reaction Respect Treat
Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men’s minds are also injured by them.
MENCIUS

Food Hunger Injury Men Mindset
A small country cannot contend with a great; the few cannot contend with the many; the weak cannot contend with the strong.
MENCIUS

Country Greatness Strong Weakness
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.
MENCIUS

Inspirational Men Simplicity Thinking
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward.
MENCIUS

Flow Human Nature Water
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
MENCIUS

Path Philosophy Truth Way
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
MENCIUS

Equality Heaven People See
I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.
MENCIUS

Avoid Danger Death Myself
The regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument.
MENCIUS

Path View Virtue

The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Mencius Quotes