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Mencius Inspirational Quotes (60)

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Sincerity is the way to heaven to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
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Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.
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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 simply speaks and does what is right.
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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.
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Evil exists to glorify the good. Evil is negative good. It is a relative term. Evil can be transmuted into good. What is evil to one at one time, becomes good at another time to somebody else.
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People are eager to comment on something when they themselves are not in the situation of doing it.
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The sole concern of learning is to seek one's original heart.
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The ways are two: love and want of love. That is all.
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Secure property in hand leads to peace in mind.
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The path of duty lies in what is near, and men seek for it in what is remote the work of duty lies in what is easy, and men seek for it in what is difficult.
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Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.
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He who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them.
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Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
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A great man is one who has not lost the child's heart.
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When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.
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Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
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Only those who develop their minds and spirits to the utmost can serve Heaven and fulfill their own destinies.
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If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
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If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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In abundance prepare for scarcity.
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Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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A small country cannot contend with a great the few cannot contend with the many the weak cannot contend with the strong
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