Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
MENCIUSKindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
MENCIUSThe way is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things.
MENCIUSHe who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
MENCIUSIt is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
MENCIUSOnly when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
MENCIUSIncessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.
MENCIUSVirtue alone is not sufficient for the exercise of government; laws alone cannot carry themselves into practice.
MENCIUSMen must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.
MENCIUSHuman nature is disposed to do good.
MENCIUSA man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
MENCIUSThe myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.
MENCIUSThe gap between enthusiasm and indifference is filled with failures. The great man is he that does not lose his child’s heart.
MENCIUSFriendship is one mind in two bodies.
MENCIUSA man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
MENCIUSI dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.
MENCIUSA real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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