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> [The way is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mencius/the-way-is-near-but-men-seek-it-afar-it-is-in-easy-things-but-men/)

[Mencius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mencius/)

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> [The way is One and only One. The way is close at hand, but men seek it afar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mencius/the-way-is-one-and-only-one-the-way-is-close-at-hand-but-men-seek-it/)

[Mencius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mencius/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mencius/the-way-lies-at-hand-yet-it-is-sought-afar-off-the-thing-lies-in-the/)

[Mencius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mencius/)

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## More by Mencius

> [The fruit of humanity is devotion to one's parents. The fruit of righteousness is to respect one's elders. The fruit of wisdom is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mencius/the-fruit-of-humanity-is-devotion-to-one-s-parents-the-fruit-of/)

[Mencius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mencius/)

> [People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mencius/people-are-eager-to-comment-on-something-when-they-themselves-are-not/)

[Mencius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mencius/)

> [Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mencius/truth-uttered-before-its-time-is-dangerous/)

[Mencius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mencius/)

> [Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mencius/only-when-someone-refuses-to-do-certain-things-will-he-be-capable-of/)

[Mencius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mencius/)

> [The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mencius/the-disease-of-men-is-that-they-neglect-their-own-fields-and-go-to/)

[Mencius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mencius/)

> [People can have a long-term life plan only if they know their private property is secure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mencius/people-can-have-a-long-term-life-plan-only-if-they-know-their-private/)

[Mencius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mencius/)

> [Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men's minds are also injured by them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mencius/is-it-only-the-mouth-and-belly-which-are-injured-by-hunger-and-thirst/)

[Mencius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mencius/)

> [Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mencius/mankind-fears-an-evil-man-but-heaven-does-not/)

[Mencius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mencius/)

> [Water indeed will flow indifferently to the east or west, but will it flow indifferently up or down? The tendency of our nature to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mencius/water-indeed-will-flow-indifferently-to-the-east-or-west-but-will-it/)

[Mencius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mencius/)

> [When the men of antiquity realized their wishes, benefits were conferred by them on the people. If they did not realize their wishes, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mencius/when-the-men-of-antiquity-realized-their-wishes-benefits-were/)

[Mencius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mencius/)

> [If the King loves music, it is well with the land.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mencius/if-the-king-loves-music-it-is-well-with-the-land/)

[Mencius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mencius/)

> [The poor attend to their own virtue in solitude.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mencius/the-poor-attend-to-their-own-virtue-in-solitude/)

[Mencius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mencius/)

> [There is the work of great men and there is the work of little men. Therefore it is said, 'Some labor with their minds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mencius/there-is-the-work-of-great-men-and-there-is-the-work-of-little-men/)

[Mencius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mencius/)

> [There is a power in everything; it is the job of the artist to determine it and express it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mencius/there-is-a-power-in-everything-it-is-the-job-of-the-artist-to/)

[Mencius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mencius/all-people-have-the-common-desire-to-be-elevated-in-honour-but-all/)

[Mencius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mencius/)

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