All Mencius Quotes
- One who believes all of a book would be better off without books All
- 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 understand… Arms
- Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is… Alter
- Treat your elders as elders, and extend it to the elders of others; treat your young ones as young ones, and extend it to the… Elders
- The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others. Disease
- Never has a man who has bent himself been able to make others straight. Able
- 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. Able
- When Heaven is about to confer a great office on a man, it first exercises his mind with suffering, and his sinews and bones with… All
- If you love men and they are unfriendly, look into your love; if you rule men and they are unruly, look into your wisdom; if… Always Seek
- By exhaustively examining one's own mind,one may understand his nature.One who understands his own nature understands Heaven. Examining
- Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man. Benevolence
- The great man does not think beforehand of his words that they may be sincere, nor of his actions that they may be resolute- he… Action
- The great person never loses a childlike spirit. Attitude
- Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die. Abuse
- He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature Exerts
- The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories. Best
- Never lose your child's heart. Children
- 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
- The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all. All
- Water indeed will flow indifferently to the east or west, but will it flow indifferently up or down? The tendency of our nature to good… All