There is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it. MENCIUS ArtistJobPower
It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families. MENCIUS AuthorityDifficultFamilyGovernment
I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger. MENCIUS AvoidDangerDeath
The way is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things. MENCIUS EasyMenPhilosophySeekWay
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. MENCIUS DifficultEvilMenSeek
The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others. MENCIUS AvoidDestroyHateMan
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only. MENCIUS OneselfUnderstand
