Quote

When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit because their strength is not adequate to resist.

Mencius

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Mencius
Philosopher
Writer
Zhulou
Meng Ke
ሜንግዙ
Meng-tze
Men
Subdues
Adequate
Resist
Submit
Strength
Force
Power
Heart

More quotes by Mencius

Image
He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
Mencius
Image
A great man is one who has not lost the child's heart.
Mencius
Image
The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
Mencius
Image
He who exerts his mind to the utmost knows his nature.
Mencius
Image
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
Mencius
Image
Sincerity is the way to heaven to think how to be sincere is the way of man.
Mencius
Image
By exhaustively examining one's own mind,one may understand his nature.One who understands his own nature understands Heaven.
Mencius
Image
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
Mencius
Image
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 young ones of others then you can turn the whole world in the palm of your hand
Mencius
Image
The way is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things.
Mencius
Image
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
Mencius
Image
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
Mencius
Image
He who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them.
Mencius
Image
If you know that a thing is unrighteous, then use all dispatch in putting an end to it--why wait till next year?
Mencius
Image
A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him.
Mencius
Image
Never has there been one possessed of complete sincerity who did not move others. Never has there been one who had not sincerity who was able to move others.
Mencius
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 good is like the tendency of water to flow downwards. There are none but have this tendency to good, just as all water flows downward.
Mencius
Image
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 you are courteous to them and they do not respond, look into your courtesy. If what you do is vain, always seek within.
Mencius
Image
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.
Mencius
Image
Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue, and does not admit of assumptions of superiority.
Mencius