Mencius
Mencius
Mencius /ˈmɛnʃiəs/ or Mengzi Chinese: 孟子;was a Chinese philosopher who is the most famous Confucian after Confucius himself...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
children heart your-children
Never lose your child's heart.
exercise practice government
Virtue alone is not sufficient for the exercise of government; laws alone cannot carry themselves into practice.
attitude spirit great-person
The great person never loses a childlike spirit.
animal water people
The people turn in allegiance to Humanity, as surely as water flows downward or as a wild animal takes cover in the wilderness.
people heaven
Heaven sees as the people see. Heaven hears as the people hear.
perfection all-things
All things are complete within ourselves.
solitude poverty virtue
The poor attend to their own virtue in solitude.
cutting ruffian villain
He who outrages benevolence is called a ruffian: he who outrages righteousness is called a villain. I have heard of the cutting off of the villain Chow, but I have not heard of the putting of a ruler to death.
mind way lost
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
truth dangerous
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
way truth-is highways
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
wish rich benevolent
He who wishes to be benevolent will not be rich.
men afar way
The way is near, but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things.
men hands way
The way is One and only One. The way is close at hand, but men seek it afar.