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A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself. — Mencius

He who respects others is respected by them. — Mencius

Truth uttered before its time is dangerous. — Mencius

The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart — Mencius

All beneath Heaven is rooted in nation. Nation is rooted in family. And family is rooted in self. — Mencius

Sincerity is the way to Heaven. — Mencius

The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity. — Mencius

A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him. — Mencius

Getting something done is like digging a well. You can dig a well seventy feet deep, but if you don't hit water it's just an abandoned well. — Mencius

Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things. — Mencius

Words that defy reality are ominous. And it's ominous reality that confronts those who would obscure the wise and worthy. — Mencius

221. "Great is the man who has not lost his childlike heart."~ — Mencius

All tongues savor the same flavors, all ears hear the same music, and all eyes see the same beauty. — Mencius

Listen to a man's words and look at the pupil of his eye. How can a man conceal his character? — Mencius

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. — Mencius

A trail through the mountains, if used, becomes a path in a short time, but, if unused, becomes blocked by grass in an equally short time. — Mencius

The gap between enthusiasm and indifference is filled with failures. The great man is he that does not lose his child's heart. — Mencius

Don't do what should not be done, and don't desire what should not be desired. Abide by this one precept, and everything else will follow. — Mencius

To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only. — Mencius

People can have a long-term life plan only if they know their private property is secure. — Mencius

The Way lies at hand yet it is sought afar off; the thing lies in the easy yet it is sought in the difficult. — Mencius

A small country cannot contend with a great; the few cannot contend with the many; the weak cannot contend with the strong — Mencius

The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward. — Mencius

In abundance prepare for scarcity. — Mencius

Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight. — Mencius

Filling with food,
Warming with clothes,
Living leisurely without learning,
It is little short of animals. — Mencius

With melted snow I boil fragrant tea. — Mencius

Only when a man will not do some things is he capable of doing great things. — Mencius

The Tao is near and people seek it far away. — Mencius

He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man. — Mencius

Treat others as you would be treated. Devote yourself to that, for there's no more direct approach to Humanity. — Mencius

Virtue alone is not sufficient for the exercise of government; laws alone cannot carry themselves into practice. — Mencius

The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all. — Mencius

Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men's minds are also injured by them. — Mencius

The people turn in allegiance to Humanity, as surely as water flows downward or as a wild animal takes cover in the wilderness. — Mencius

Friends are the siblings God never gave us — Mencius

The myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere. — Mencius

The poor attend to their own virtue in solitude. — Mencius

People are distressed by their inability to do it. The problem, however, is simply that they don't do it. — Mencius

All things are complete within ourselves. — Mencius

Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue. — Mencius

Let men decide firmly what they will not do, and they will be free to do vigorously what they ought to do. — Mencius

A great man is he who has not lost the heart of a child. — Mencius

Truth uttered before its time is always dangerous. — Mencius

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. — Mencius

The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories. — Mencius

The way is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things. — Mencius

By exhaustively examining one's own mind,one may understand his nature.One who understands his own nature understands Heaven. — 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

The man of true greatness never loses his child's heart. — Mencius

Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease. — Mencius

He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them. — Mencius

One who believes all of a book would be better off without books — Mencius

Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others. — Mencius

Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die. — Mencius

That's like climbing a tree to find a fish. — Mencius

dishonor is like a scar on a tree, which time, instead of effacing, only helps to enlarge." Mencius — Inazo Nitobe

If you know that a thing is unrighteous, then use all dispatch in putting an end to it
why wait till next year? — Mencius

The great person never loses a childlike spirit. — Mencius

The sole concern of learning is to seek one's original heart. — Mencius

Make your learning abundant and speak of it with precision, then you will speak of essentials. — Mencius

A great man is one who has not lost the child's heart. — Mencius

Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear. — Mencius

The people are the most important element in a nation; the spirits of the land and grain are the next; the sovereign is the least. — Mencius

Without effective protection of the citizens' right to property, it will be difficult to attract and accumulate valuable capital. — Mencius

The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find. — Mencius

I am not fond of disputation; I have no alternative. — Mencius

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. — Mencius

All people have the common desire to be elevated in honour, but all people have something still more elevated in themselves without knowing it. — Mencius

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

Only when there are things a man will not do is he capable of doing great things. — Mencius

If Confucius wasn't born, the long night would have no bright lamp. — Mencius

If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire. — Mencius

Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies. — Mencius

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. — Mencius

Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man. — Mencius

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

Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind. — Mencius

He who goes to the bottom of his own heart knows his own nature;
And knowing his own nature, he knows heaven. — Mencius

If the king loves music, there is little wrong in the land. — Mencius

There is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it. — Mencius

I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger. — Mencius

If the King loves music, it is well with the land. — Mencius

There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination. — Mencius

Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not. — Mencius

The root of the kingdom is in the state. The root of the state is in the family. The root of the family is in the person of its head. — Mencius

People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it. — Mencius

The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind. — Mencius

Human nature is disposed to do good. — Mencius

Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man. — Mencius

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

Mencius said that human nature is good. I disagree with that. — Xun Zi

The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom — Mencius

Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness. — Mencius

The regular path of virtue is to be pursued without any bend, and from no view to emolument. — Mencius

A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed. — Mencius

Never lose your child's heart. — Mencius

When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist. — Mencius

It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families. — Mencius

The way is One and only One. The way is close at hand, but men seek it afar. — Mencius