Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man. — Mencius Copy Share Image
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority. — Mencius Copy Share Image
Let men decide firmly what they will not do, and they will be free to do vigorously what they ought to do. — Mencius Copy Share Image
The way is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things. — Mencius Copy Share Image
The way is One and only One. The way is close at hand, but men seek it afar. — 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
When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate… — 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
Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease. — Mencius Copy Share Image
Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they… — Mencius Copy Share Image
The way of truth is like a great road. It is not difficult to know it. The evil is only that men… — Mencius Copy Share Image
Those who follow the part of themselves which is great are great men; those who follow the part which is little are… — Mencius Copy Share Image
The great man does not think beforehand of his words that they may be sincere, nor of his actions that they may… — Mencius Copy Share Image
When Heaven is about to confer a great office on a man, it first exercises his mind with suffering, and his sinews… — Mencius Copy Share Image
The feeling of commiseration is the beginning of humanity; the feeling of shame and dislike is the beginning of righteousness; the feeling… — Mencius Copy Share Image
There is the work of great men and there is the work of little men. Therefore it is said, 'Some labor with… — Mencius Copy Share Image
It is true that water will flow indifferently to east and west, but will it flow equally well up and down? Human… — Mencius Copy Share Image
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness. — Mencius Copy Share Image
Listen to a man's words and look at the pupil of his eye. How can a man conceal his character? — Mencius Copy Share Image
A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed. — Mencius Copy Share Image
Human nature is good, just as water seeks low ground. There is no man who is not good, just as there is… — Mencius Copy Share Image
The gap between enthusiasm and indifference is filled with failures. The great man is he that does not lose his child's heart. — Mencius Copy Share Image
To feed men and not to love them is to treat them as if they were barnyard cattle. To love them and… — Mencius Copy Share Image
The path of duty lies in what is near, and men seek for it in what is remote; the work of duty… — Mencius Copy Share Image
If you love men and they are unfriendly, look into your love; if you rule men and they are unruly, look into… — Mencius Copy Share Image
Charity is in the heart of man, and righteousness in the path of men. Pity the man who has lost his path… — Mencius Copy Share Image
When I say that all men have the mind which cannot bear to see the suffering of others, my meaning is illustrated… — 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
