The five kinds of grains are considered good plants, but if the grains are not ripe, they are worse than cockles. It… — Mencius Copy Share Image
If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire. — Mencius Copy Share Image
He who outrages benevolence is called a ruffian: he who outrages righteousness is called a villain. I have heard of the cutting… — Mencius Copy Share Image
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness. — Mencius Copy Share Image
“The heart of compassion is the germ of benevolence; the heart of shame, of dutifulness; the heart of courtesy and modesty, of… — Mencius Copy Share Image
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… — Mencius Copy Share Image
People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it. — Mencius Copy Share Image
Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things. — Mencius Copy Share Image
The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others. — Mencius Copy Share Image
People can have a long-term life plan only if they know their private property is secure. — Mencius Copy Share Image
Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men's minds are also injured by them. — Mencius Copy Share Image
Water indeed will flow indifferently to the east or west, but will it flow indifferently up or down? The tendency of our nature to… — Mencius Copy Share Image
When the men of antiquity realized their wishes, benefits were conferred by them on the people. If they did not realize their wishes, they… — Mencius Copy Share Image
