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Mencius
Chinese
Philosopher
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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 sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman.
Mencius,
Chinese
Philosopher
#Right
#Will
#Man
#Sense
#Desire
#Artist
Let men decide firmly what they will not do, and they will be free to do vigorously what they ought to do.
Mencius,
Chinese
Philosopher
#Will
#Men
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
Mencius,
Chinese
Philosopher
#Sincerity
#Heaven
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
Mencius,
Chinese
Philosopher
#Self
#Sincerity
#Delight
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
Mencius,
Chinese
Philosopher
#Words
#Men
#Kindness
#Reputation
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
Mencius,
Chinese
Philosopher
#Man
#Evil
#Mankind
#Heaven
Truth uttered before its time is always dangerous.
Mencius,
Chinese
Philosopher
#Time
#Truth
It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
Mencius,
Chinese
Philosopher
If the king loves music, there is little wrong in the land.
Mencius,
Chinese
Philosopher
#Wrong
#Music
#Land
He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
Mencius,
Chinese
Philosopher
#Man
#Self
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
Mencius,
Chinese
Philosopher
#Mind
#Friendship
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
Mencius,
Chinese
Philosopher
#God
#Friends
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.
Mencius,
Chinese
Philosopher
#Time
#Evil
#Negative
Every duty is a charge, but the charge of oneself is the root of all others.
Mencius,
Chinese
Philosopher
#Duty
The great man is he who does not lose his child's-heart.
Mencius,
Chinese
Philosopher
#Man